594 
INDEX. 
Observations on the anatomy of the Ornithorynchus 
paradoxus, 26, 144, 151, l6l — Inquiry into the origin 
and differences of the native races inhabiting Southern 
Africa, 206 — On the mode of growth, reproduction 
and structure of the poison-fangs in serpents, - 41 1 
L 
Larus^ Mr Macgillivray's descriptions, characters and sy- 
nonyms of the different species of the genus, 247 — 
General remarks, 247 — Generic characters, 248 — La- 
rus bathyrinchus, 253 — L. marinus, 255 — L. fuscus, 
260- — L, argenteus, 264 — L. arcticus, 268 — L. glacialis, 270 
— minutus, Mr Selby*s account of one shot in Gallo- 
way, - - _ . 578 
Larva, Dr Yule's account of the effects produced by the 
presence of one in the human stomach, - 575 
Leontopodon, characters of the genus, - -561 
Leucostemma, characters of the genus, - - 540 
Lycopodineag, description of two species of, -199 
Lycopodium rupestre and convolutum described, - 199 
M 
Macgillivray, Mr W. his monograph of the genus Larus, 247 
Magnetic stimuli, Mr Deuchai's observations on, - 576 
Magnetism of the Earth, Mr M. Miller's notice regarding it. 
Mammoth tusk found near Kilmarnock, - - 575 
Marshall, Mr Henry, his contribution to the natul-ai and 
economical history of the Coco-nut Tree, - 107 
Members of the Society, list of, - - 581 
Mermaid, deposition of three Shetland fishermen respect- 
ing one, - - - . 56q 
Metalasia, generic characters of, - - 556 
Meteoric stones, Mr Deuchar's remarks on, - 560 
Meteorological Journal, kept on a voyage from Rio de Ja- 
neiro to the coast of Peru, - - 192 
Migration of the Golden-crested Regulus, Mr Selby's ob- 
servations on the, - „ . 597^ 
