INDEX. 
Arctic Gull breeds in considerable numbers in Foula, 247 
Arctic Sea, attempts to reach the, by Mackenzie's River, I9 
Ardea, Mr Macgillivray's proposed specific characters ap- 
plied to the genus, - -535 
Argali, or Rocky Mountain Sheep, occurs in the vicinity 
of Mackenzie's River, - - 22 
Arnott, G. A. W,, and R. K. Greville, Esquires, their new 
arrangement of the genera of Mosses, 1 09 
A rthrostemma, description of the genus, - 298 
Astrologers, consulted by the Kandyans as to the fate of 
their offspring, - - 425 
Axinaea, description of the genus, - - 31 9 
B 
Baird, Mr John, his account of the Rocks in the neigh- 
bourhood of St John's, Nevirfoundland, - 151 
Bald, Robert, Esq. his notices regarding the Fossil Ele- 
phant of Scotland, - 58 
Barometer, effects of the Weather on, at the Cape of Good 
Hope, 166 1 its range at St Helena, - 17I 
Basalts of Germany described, - - 105 
Basaltic Lavas with scoriae and craters in Germany, IO6 
Blakea, description of the genus, - - 323 
Beaver, Dr Knox's observations on the anatomy of the^ 
considered as an aquatic animal, - 548 
Birds, List of, observed in the Zetland Islands, by Mr 
Edmondston, 271 ; permanent inhabitants, 
273 ; annually migratory, 274 ; occasional visi- 
tants, - - 275 
Mr Macgillivray, on the specific characters of, 517 
Boue, Dr Ami, on the Geognosy of Germany, - 91 
C 
Caltura, recollections of a journey from Kandy to, by 
Messrs Sawers and Marshall, - 396? 
