INDEX 
ORIGINAL PAPERS. 
Page. 
Remarks on the Natural History, Scenery, and 
Manners of New Zealand. By Thomas Kier 
Short, Esq. 1 
List of Diurnal Lepidoptera captured in the 
Neighbourhood of St. Andrews in 1837. By 
Henry Buist. 4 
Account of a young Cuckoo. By W. H. Ben- 
/STKD. 7 
Habits of the Natterjack (Ranarubetra } L ins.). 
By R. Tudor, Esq.... 8 
Some Account of an Excursion to the Subma¬ 
rine Forest, Leasowes, Cheshire. By A Mem¬ 
ber of the British Association.. 10 
Catalogue of Coleopterous Insects found in Dor¬ 
setshire. By James Charles Dale, Esq., 
A.M., F.L.S. 12 
Some Account of the principal Works on Ento¬ 
mology. By Peter Rylands, Es.q. 19 
Derivations of the Latin Names of British 
Plants. By T. B. Hall. .,. 22 
Derivations of the Latin Names of British 
Plants. By T. B. Hall. 59 
On the Natural History, Scenery, &c., of New 
Zealand. By T.K. Short, Esq. 63 
On the Growth and Development of Horns. By 
Beverley R. Morris, Esq. 66 
Notice of the Works most interesting to the 
Student of British Plants. By Edwin Lees, 
F.L.S., M.E.S.L. 68 
Remarks on the Bitterns. By Edward Blyth.* 72 
Flints to young Entomologists on catching, 
keeping, and breeding Insects. By J. C. 
Dale, Esq., A.M., F.L.S. 81 
Flowering Plants for February. By T. B Hall 87 
Observations on the Popularity of Natural His¬ 
tory. By Edwin Lees, F.L.S... 115 
Account of the Soirees at the Liverpool Royal 
Institution. By T. B. Hall . 123 
On the Migration of Birds. By Peter Ry¬ 
lands, Esq... 127 
On the Nature, Varieties, and Development of 
Teeth in the class Mammalia. By Bever¬ 
ley R. Morris, Esq. 131 
Addenda to Mr.MoRRis’s ** Derivations of the 
Latin Names of British Birds.” ByT. B.Hall 137 
British Flowering Plants for March. 140 
On the Geographical Distribution of Birds. By 
Edward Blyth, Curator of the Ornitholo¬ 
gical Society. 169 
On the relative Advantages of the Linmean and 
Page. 
Natural Arrangements of Plants. By Edwin 
LankesteR, M.R.C.S. 175 
Manners and Customs of the New Zealanders. 
By T. K. Short, Esq........... 178 
Derivations of the Latin Names of British 
Plants. ByT. B.Hall .—. 181 
H ours among Rocks and Clouds. By Edwin 
Lees, F.L.S., M.E.S. 186 
British Flowering Plants for April. 193 
On the Phj sical Power of Insects as Labourers, 
and on their Architecture. By R. Adie _ 229 
Explanation of a peculiar Mechanism in the 
Trachea of Birds. By William MacGil- 
livray, A.M., F.R.S.E., M.W.S. 238 
The lowest Temperature of January, 1838. By 
Hewett Cottrell Watson, Esq., F.L.S.. 241 
Further Hints to young Entomologists. By 
Peter Rylands, Esq. 244 
On the Growth and Longevity of Trees. 249 
British Flowering Plants for May.. 251 
A Sketch of the New Red Sandstone Formation. 
By the Rev. Thomas Dwyer, A.M., and 
George Thompson, Esq. 285 
Notes on the Ornithology of St- Andrews. By 
Henry Buist . . 287 
Observations on the Popularity of Natural His¬ 
tory. By Edwin Lees, F.L.S. .... 291 
Account of a Fossil Zoophyte, Alcyonia moni¬ 
lia, discovered in the lower Greensand of the 
Iguanodon Quarry, Maidstone. By W. H. 
Bensted .✓. 302 
On the Habits and Peculiarities of British 
Plants, and on the Derivations of their Latin 
Names. ByT. B.Hall. 30& 
On Lists of Flowering Plants for the Months 
By Neville Wood, Esq. 310 
Some Remarks 011 Specific Distinctions. By 
Peter Rylands, Esq. 341 
A History of the Nightingale. By Edward 
Blyth, Curator of the Ornithological Society 343 
Sketches of European Ornithology. By Ne¬ 
ville Wood, Esq. 353 
Hours among Rocks and Clouds. By Edwin 
Lees, F.L.S.360 
On the Habits and Peculiarities of British 
Plants, and on the Derivations of their Latin 
Names. By T. B. Hall. 372 
Remarks on the general Structure and Habits of 
Invertebrate Animals. By Edwin Lankes- 
ter, M.R.C.S. 397 
