CONTENTS. V 
Page 
XVni. — On the Question, whether Domestic Poultry 
were bred among the Ancient Jews. By the Rev. 
David Scot, M. D., - . - - - - 391 
XIX. — -On the Origin of Domestic Poultry. By James 
Wilson, Esq. F. R. S. E. &c. - - - 402 
XX. — On the Okruh of the Ancient Hebrews, and Scor- 
pion of the English Bible. By the Rev. David Scot, 
M.D., - - " = - 417 
XXL — Description of a Species of Arvicola common in 
Aberdeenshire. By Mr W. Macgillivray, M.W.S. 424 
XXII. — On the Mustard Plant mentioned in the Gospels. 
By the Rev. David Scot, M.D., - - - 430 
XXIII. — ^A Catalogue of Coleopterous Insects found in 
the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, with occasional re- 
ference to their localities. By Mr James Duncan, 443 
XXIV. -— Remarks on the Phenogamic Vegetation of the 
River Dee, in Aberdeenshire. By William Macgil- 
livray, A. M. - " " - - 539 
APPENDIX. 
History of the Society, _ . „ . 557 
List of Office-Bearers for 1831, - - - 582 
List of Members, continued from Vol, V. - - 583 
Index, - - „ „ _ - 585 
