INDEX. 
501 
ceum, Edward Sheardown, 362; Observations 
on “ The Naturalist,” pamm, Edwin Lees,F.L.S., 
M.E.S., 363 ; Backwardness of the Spring of 1837, 
/d.,364; Doncaster Lyceum, &c., Zd.,366; Con¬ 
cerning two Errors in a Review of Hewitson’s 
“ British Oology,” W. C. Hewitson, 36*6; “ For 
Many Years Past,” Rev. F. Ov Morris, 367; Ha¬ 
bits of the Wagtails, J. D. Salmon, 422; Struc¬ 
ture of the Kingfisher’s Nest, Id., 423; Does the 
Flooded Crowbreed in Lincolnshire ? Id,, 423; 
Nidification of the Golden-crowned Kinglet, James 
Dillon, 482. 
PROCEEDINGS OF NATURAL HIS¬ 
TORY SOCIETIES. 
St. James's Ornithological Society, 39; Royal 
Asiatic Society, 39; Horticultural Society, 40; 
Linneean Society, 40; Zoological Society, 41; 
Entomological Society, 42; Botanical Society, 
42; Id., 90; Zoological Society, 91; Horti¬ 
cultural Society, 92; Entomological Society, 
92 j Geological Society, 92; St. James's Or¬ 
nithological Society, 94; Geological Society, 
151; Natural History Society of Athens, 152; 
Horticultural Society, 153; Linnean Society, 
154; Royal Geographical Society, 154; Zoolo¬ 
gical Society, 154; Ornithological Society of Lon¬ 
don, 155; Zoological Society, 217; Botanical So¬ 
ciety, 219; Medico-Botanical Society, 219; Geo¬ 
logical Society, 264; Zoological Society, 265 ; Ash- 
molean Society of Oxford, 266; Shropshire and 
North Wales Natural History and Antiquarian 
Society, 267; Doncaster Lyceum, 268; Zoological 
Society, 315; Botanical Society, 316; Horticul¬ 
tural Society, 316; Entomological Society, 316; 
Zoological Society, 369; Royal Society, 369; 
Horticultural 'Society, 373; Geological Society, 
445 ; Botanical Society, 447; Horticultural So¬ 
ciety, 448; Zoological Society, 483; Entomolo¬ 
gical Society, 484; Horticultural Society, 485. 
EXTRACTS FROM THE FOREIGN 
PERIODICALS. 
Zoology.— 'On the genera Dipus and GerbiUus, 43 ; 
Observations on a species of Fox inhabiting the 
Desert of Sahara, 43; On Parasitic Larvte, 44 ; 
Notes on Viviparous Serpents, 44; True Cause of 
the Sound produced by Insects in flying, 45; the 
Chigger Flea, 96 ; Organs of Sensation of Pentas- 
iorna toenioides, 97 ; Antediluvian Blatice, 98; 
Leeches and Reptiles of C bill, 98; Spirilla Pe- 
ronii, 99; Parmacella, 99; Observations on the 
Kangaroos, 155; Monograph of the Arvicules of 
Liege, 156 ; New Instance of a Shower of Toads, 
156; Remarkable Instance of Intelligence in a 
Dog, 157; Structure of Teeth, 157; Nature of 
Dartoid Tissue, 158; Specific Characters of the 
large Cetacea or Whales, 158; On the Migrations 
of North American Birds, 270; do., concluded,317; 
Reptiles of Barbary, 318; On the Lammer Geyer, 
319; Propagation of Spiders, 320; On the genus 
Pagurus, &c., 374; Observations on Helmintho¬ 
logy, 375 ; On a Peculiar Human Race of the 
Atlas, 376; Formation of Spiders’ Webs, 376; 
Mode of Attack and Defence employed by Spi¬ 
ders, 377; On the genus Pagurus, 485. 
Botany. —Synopsis of the Jungermannice of Ger¬ 
many and the neighbouring Countries, 46 ; Repro¬ 
duction of Algce, 99 ; “ Mantissa Muscorum ad 
Florara Pedemontanam,” 159 ; RMzoboirya, a New 
Genus of Plants in the German Flora, 160; On 
Lythrum alternifolium, 272; Organography of the 
Cisiacc(B, 321; Botanical Geography of Switzer¬ 
land, 377; Phanerogamous Plants naturalised 
near Montpellier, 487. 
Geology. —Fossil Flora of Silesia, 46; Interesting 
Phenomena relative to Ananchites and Spataiigus 
100; Onlhe Basilosaurus, a New Genus of Sau- 
lian Fossil, discovered in America, 160; Fossil 
Bones found near the Jamna, in India, 321. 
CHAPTER OF MISCELLANIES. 
Zoology. —The Brake Nightmgale breeding in Con¬ 
finement, 52; Departure of the Chimney Swallow 
in 1836,52; Peewit Lapwing, 52; Anecdote of a 
Shetland Pony, 52; Robin Redbreast with the 
Mandibles of the Bill crossed, 53; the Birds of 
Scotland in the Winter of 1836—7, 53; Capture of 
the Jer Falcon near York, 53 ; Singular Locality 
for the Common Conger, 53; Distribution of the 
Corn Bunting in Britain, 54; Early Singing Birds, 
54; Distribution of the Golden-crowned Kinglet 
in England, 54 ; Partial Migration of the Sky Lark, 
54; Notes on the Duck family, 55; Backwardness 
of the Spring of 1837,101 ; Plumage of the Warb¬ 
lers, 101 ; Wanton Destruction of Swallows, 102; 
Early Nidification of the Robin Redbreast, 102; 
Ilipparchia Mandina,&ve specimens taken in 1836, 
102; Instance of the Attachment of the Sky Lark 
to its Offspring, 102 ; the Italian Glow-worm, 103 ; 
Burrowing of the Mole, 103; Spring Oatear in Nor¬ 
folk, 103; Common Crossbill, 103 ; the Yellow¬ 
nosed Albatross a British Bird, 104 ; Song of the 
Sky Lark, 104 ; Chace of the Wild Boar, 104; Dis¬ 
position of the Robin Redbreast, 105; Period of 
Arrival of the Gai-den Fauvet, 105; Song of 
the Missel Thrush, 105; Preservation of Zoological 
Specimens, 105: Missel Thrush singing on the 
IMng, 106; Hawking.with the Golden Eagle, 106 ; 
