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Food of spiders, Mr Mark Watt's observations on the, . 373 
Fossil remains of quadrupeds, &c. discovered at Kirkdale, 
described by the Reverend George Young, 171^ — Sup- 
posed to have been drifted by diluvial waters, 172 — Al- 
leged to be water-worn, 174 — Intermingled with, rather 
than covered by the mud, 175 — Said not to be gnawed 
by hyenas, 177 — Other objections to Prof. Buckland's 
hypothesis stated, . . • . .180 
Geology of the Snowdon range of mountains as connected 
with its scenery, soil, and productions, described by 
James Stuart Menteath, Esq. • . . . 209 
Gilbacke, Dr Traill's description of a Silurus so called, . 377 
Gneiss, near Dingwall, contains a vein of Asphaltum, de- 
scribed by Mr Witham, • . , ,123 
Grant, Dr R. G., on the structure of the eye of the Sword- 
fish (Xiphias gladius, Linn.), . . . .113 
observations on the anatomy of the Paca of 
Brazil (Coelegenus, F. Cuvier), . . . 133 
— — — observations on the anatomy of the Pera- 
meles nasuta, from New Holland, . . .184 
Grasses and other plants, common in the pastures of North 
Wales, list of, ..... 264 
Gregg, Mr S. T., account of an optical illusion called the 
Fairy Islands, seen on the north coast of Ireland, . 388 
Hamilton, Dr Francis, Commentary on the Second Book of 
the Herbarium Amboinense, . . . 268 
Hearing, organ of, in the genus Squalus, described by Mr 
Buchanan, . . . , . .144 
Herbarium Amboinense, Dr Francis Hamilton's Commen- 
tary on the Second Book of, . . . . 268 
Insects, Coleopterous, catalogue of, found in the neighbour- 
hood of Edinburgh, by Mr James Duncan, . . 443 
