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INDEX. 
Ornithorynchus, a new species of it described, - 573 
Orthotrichum Jamesoni described, , - - 201 
P 
Pancreas, Dr Grant's account of its occurrence in Sepia 
Loligo, 575 — In gasteropodous animals, -576 
Pentataxis, generic characters of, - - 550 
Petalacte, generic characters of, - - 552 
Phasnocoma, generic characters of, - - 554 
Plantations, Mr Parry on the management of young, - 569 
Plants, Mr Atkinson's sketch of the geographical distribu- 
tion of, in Yorkshire, 277 — General observations, 277 
Enumeration of particular species, - - 278 
Plumularia bullata, Dr Fleming's description of, - 308 
Psophia crepitans, Dr Traill's observations on its habits, 
appearance, and anatomical structure, 523 — Descrip- 
tion, 524 — Erroneously placed among the Gallinaceae, 
526 — Intestinal canal, ib. — Lungs, ib. — Cry described, 
527 — Specific name absurd, and proposed to be altered 
into Loricata or Clypeata, 527 — Psophia a true ventri- 
loquist, 527 — Trachea described, - - 528 
Pyrola, Mr Don's monograph of the genus, 220— General 
observations, 220 — Generic character, 224 — Conspectus 
of the species, 225— P. rotundifolia, 228— P. asari- 
folia, 230 — P. chlorantha, 231 — P, occidentalis, 232— 
P. dentata, P. picta, 235 — P. aphylla, 237— P. media, 
238— P. minor, 239— P. secunda, 241— P. uniflora, 242 
— P. umbellata, 243 — P. maculata, 244— P. Menziesii, 245 
Q 
Quadrupeds of Hudson's Bay, Dr Richardson's account of 
the, - - - 568 
R 
Races inhabiting Southern Africa, Dr Knox's inquiry into 
their origin and differences, - - 206 
