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CONTENTS. 



VAGE. 



On Tame Nightingales. By Omithologus . 77 

 Geological Positions, in direct proof of an im- 

 portant part of Scripture Chronology . 79 

 Vultures. From Le Vaillant's Birds . . 83 

 M. Biot on the Sap of Plants .... 89 

 The Effects of Music, Electricity, Magnetism, 

 and Galvanism, upon Animals. By James 



Fennell 91 



On the Singing of the Swan. By Sir T. 



Browne, M. D., Norwich. ... 98 

 On Instinct in Birds. By C. W- S. . . . 100 

 Chapter of Varieties- 

 Effects of Inundations on the Haunts of 

 Small Birds- Black Rat. Sparrows 

 building in Winter. January Re- 

 marks. Rat's Nest. Razor Bill. 

 Hostility evinced by the Lapwing to 

 Crows- Transparency of the Sea. 

 Hawk Shooting. Establishment of a 

 Rookery. Sandpiper and Stint. Rook- 

 eries. Sagacity in a Horse. Singular 

 Habit in a Bachelor's Cat. Effects 

 of Mountain Heights on Plants. Mi- 

 gratory Birds in Cornwall. Floating 

 Islands. On the Animalcule found in 

 Water. Fanning of the wings of cer- 

 tain Insects. Animals swallowing 



hard Substances 101 



On procuring Specimens of British Land 

 Birds for a Museum, with incidental Ob- 

 servations on the Habits of various Spe- 

 cies. {Continued from page 54.) By E. 



Blyth 113 



Field Diary. By William Thorn, Esq. • 120 

 Vultures (from Le Vaillant's Birds) — 



Cape Vulture (Egyps fulvus, Savigny) . 122 



A Bachelor's Gleanings 126 



Sketches from Gravesend. By Ornitholo- 



gicus 127 



Some new Descriptions and Figures of the 



Nests and Eggs of Spiders, by Solitarius 129 

 Mice imitating the Grasshopper's Chirp. . 121 

 The British Museum. By E. G. Ballard, Esq. 



The Camelopard (Giraffe, Linn.) . 133 



The Hippopotamus 135 



Upon the Nature of the Par, as observed in 



Scotland . , • 136 



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Rambling Notes. By J. H. Anderson, Esq. . 143 

 On the Production of Infusoria . . . 146 

 Chapter of Varieties- 

 Account of a Canary. Want of a system 

 of Ornithology. Method of forming 

 a rookery. Migration of the Tree 

 Sparrow (Passer arboreus). On the 

 Dunlin (Tringa variabilis). The Red- 

 breast. Spontaneous Generation. 

 Rats and Guinea Pigs. Aurora Bo- 

 realis. The Snipe (Scolopaw gallinago. 

 Linn.) On the Notions of P. W. 

 Wintering of the House Fly. The Cat 

 and the Rabbit, &c The Rev. A. 

 Wells on Instinct. On the colours of 

 Natural Bodies. On the gradual Ele- 

 vation of Land in high Northern Lati- 

 tudes 151 



The Wood Chat (from Le Vaillant's Birds) . 165 

 On the Wood Chat. By H. M. D. . . 167 

 Retrospective Remarks. By Edward Blyth . 170. 

 On Sagacity and Instinct. By T. C. . . 175 

 Notes from Gravesend. By Ornithologus . 179 

 On the total and partial Extermination of Ani- 

 mals. By James Fennell . . . 182 

 Hints for Collecting Water Birds. By C. 



Parsons, Esq 197 



Amazon Ant (Formica rupescens, Latreille). 



By the Editor 203 



Notes upon Insects. By Sylvanus . . . 208 

 The^Editor's Alphabet of Insects . . . 210 

 Chapter of Varieties — 



Of what use are the Aigrettes of certain 

 Owls 1 Habits of the Tawny Wood- 

 Owl, or Screech-Owl. Winter Birds. 

 Mode of catching small Birds. Habits 

 of Swallows previous to Migration. 

 Oaks growing in Hyacinth Glasses. 

 Dr. Knox on the Structure of the Foot 

 of the Horse. Daily Flight of Rooks. 

 fC.frugilegusJ. Observations on the 

 Willow Wrenf/S 1 . trochilusj, and other 

 Birds. The Starling. On Cats. Lady 

 Birds 213—220 



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