CONTENTS. 



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Phagocytes— By A. H.Young, M.B., F.R.C.S ... 203 



A Catalogue of Irish Coleoptera— By Rev. W. F. Johnson, M.A., F.E.S. ... ... 207 



Synonymic List of the Genera of the British Araneidea— By Rev. F. O. Pickard- 



Cambridge, M.A. ... ... ... — ••• ••• 211 



Geological Notes of the Scenery of Killarney — By Chas. White ... ... 216 



Gossiping Notes on British Coleoptera — By G. A. Lewcock ... ... ... 220 



Reports of Societies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 222 



Notes— Lepidoptera — Lichen Flora ... ... ... ... ... ... 225 



Books Received ... ... ... ... ... ... r.'«) ... 226 



Exchanges... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 226 



Notices to Correspondents. 



The following are some of the Papers which will appear in 

 "THE BRITISH NATURALIST" during the year:— 



Phagocytes. Professor A. H. Young, M.B., F.R.C.S. Plate. 

 Evolution of Sense Organs. Hy. Langdale, M.D. Plate. 

 The Life History of a Sponge. R. Hanitsch. Ph.D. Plates. 

 Some Curious Aquatic Larvae. Geo. Swainson, F.L.S. Plates. 

 Sexual Distinction of Insects. C. W. Dale, F.E.S. 

 An Entomological Trip to the Canary Islands. Morel-Deville. 

 Extracts from " Sylva Syl varum." A. E. Hall. 

 Sugaring Notes. 



Habits of Larva and Parasites on Orthosia Upsilon. J. COLLINS. 

 Bibliography of British Spiders. Rev. F. O. PlCKARD-CAMBRlDGE, M.A. 

 Early Man. Joseph Smith, F.R.S.A., M.R.I.A. Plates. 

 Rhopalocera of the Isle of Man. H. Shortridge Clarke, Esq. 

 Synonymic List of British Spiders. Rev. F. O. PlCKARD-CAMBRlDGE, M.A. 

 Water. E. Bowden, M.R.C.S. 



Evolution of the Vegetable Stem. A. J. Gillanders. 



Crag Polyzoa. J. Smith, F.L.S. 



The Greenfinch. Arthur Jackson. 



Notes on Pond Life. S. Parsonage. Plates. 



Evolution of the Spider. Linnaeus Greening, F.L.S., M.R.I.A. 19 plates. 

 Bird Notes. PHILORNIS. 

 Byways of Botany. J. P. Soutter. 



Gossiping Notes on Coleoptera. By G. A. Lewcock, F.E.S. 

 Angling Notes. A Day on the River Gowy. W. H. J. Jenkins, Esq. 

 Microscopical Notes from Note Book. 



