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The animal was said to have been worth GOO guineas.— Tauntoyi Courier , 
April 18, 1838. 
Extraordinary Lamb.-— On the farm occupied by Mr. Read, of Okers, may be 
seen a lamb with six legs. The additional fore-leg is quite separate from the 
other and perfect in its shape, having a distinct blade-bone, and the same length 
as the others. What renders this lusus Natures the more extraordinary is, that 
it continues quite healthy, and is as strong as those unencumbered with such 
superfluities.— Preston Chronicle , April 14, 1838. 
Further News of the Ronite. —M. de Elainville has received further news 
of the Bonite , in a letter addressed to him from the Isle de Bourbon, by M 
Cydoux, and dated July, 1837- From the statements made by this naturalist, 
it would appear that, notwithstanding the shortness of the various sojourns of 
the Bonite , an ample harvest in. Natural History has been gathered. Several of 
the animals are living, and intended for the menagerie of the Jar din des Plantes » 
More than 1,000 birds have been collected, many new reptiles, 200 species of 
fishes, most of which were found near the Sandwich Islands and in the Chinese 
seas. But the number of Mollusca exceeds all the rest. The causes of the 
phosphorescence of the sea have been carefully investigated, and constant ex¬ 
periments made on the temperature of the human body under divers circum- 
stances.— Athenaeum, March 17, 1838. 
Flight of Locusts. —A correspondent of the Calcutta Courier , in a letter dated 
Benares, Nov. 28, says:—“ A remarkable flight of Locusts passed over this dis¬ 
trict a few days ago, and left behind them a scene of desolation pitiful to behold: 
the oldest inhabitants declare they never before witnessed such a flight of devouring 
things, and from the bottom of their hearts hope they never will again. The 
flight appeared to come from the east, and in the distance resembled a column of 
smoke; but, from such information as I can gather, it does not appear that the 
column, in its approach to this devoted district, committed any great devasta¬ 
tion ; but when the whole flight had fairly settled down upon the country., then 
commenced the work of destruction; and you will be astonished, Sir, when 1 
tell you, that they ate up not only vegetables, but every living thing —Sheep, 
Fowls, kids—nothing escaped. A mournful silence prevails over the land, and 
is only broken by the discordant screech of a wild Parrot, or the dismal croak of 
a Raven contemplating the desolation around.”— Asiatic Journal. 
Invertebrata of the Coast of Norway. —A residence of several years at 
Bergen, in Norway, has enabled M. Saars to obtain some new results concerning 
invertebrate animals. Among the Mollusca , M. Sa4rs has found that several of 
the Nudibranchice , which are remarkable for having no shell, possess one while in 
an embryo state, and even some time afterbirth; it is external, like the Nautilus 
in shape, thin, horny, and transparent. The genera, he has observed, are Eolidia , 
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