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INDEX. 
Causes and Treatment of Curvatures of the Spine, 
by Samuel Hare, Surgeon, 447; The Fruit, 
Flower, and Kitchen Garden, by Patrick Neill, 
LL.D., F.R.S.E., Sec. to the Caledonian Hort. Soc., 
486; An Elementary Dictionary or Cyclopedia 
for the Use of Maltsters, Brewers, Distillers, Rec- 
tifiers. Vinegar-manufacturers, and others, by 
G. A.Wigney, 489; Elements of Zoology, by 
William Rhind, M.R.C.S., 489; The Author’s 
Printing and Publishing Assistant, 490; A Pic¬ 
torial Catalogue of New Works on Natural His¬ 
tory, 490; A Practical Treatise on the Culture of 
the Melon, by John Duncan, Gardener to 
Thomas Daniel, Esq., 491. 
LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. 
Yarrell’s History of British Birds, Part viii., 53; 
Prof. Jones’s Outline of the Animal Kingdom, 
Parti., 53; Sir W. J. Hooker’s British Flora, 
4th edit., 53; Roby’s Seven Weeks in Belgium, 
Switzerland, Lombardy, &c., 112; Prof. Jones's 
Outline of the Animal Kingdom, Parts i. and ii., 
112; Cowell’s Flora of Faversham, 167; Mon¬ 
tagu’s Ornithological Dictionary, original edit., 
216; Entomological Magazine, No. xxv., 216; 
Beale’s Natural History of the Sperm Whale, 
217; Lowe’s Fishes of Madeira, 281 ; Bell’s 
British Reptiles, Parts ii. and iii., 281; Yar¬ 
rell’s British Birds, Partx., 281 ; Prof. Jones’s 
Animal Kingdom, Part iv., 281; Irvine’s Lon¬ 
don Flora, 333; Curtis’s Synopsis of British 
Insects, 333; Waterton’s Essays on Natural 
History, 2nd edit., 333; Florigraphia Britannica, 
381; Mrs. Loudon’s Ladies’ Flower-Garden of 
Ornamental Annuals, 381; Sir Wm. Jardine’s 
Natural History of British Salmonidse, 381; 
Taylor’s Bee-Keeper’s Manual, 2nd edit., 448; 
The Author’s Printing and Publishing Assistant, 
448. 
CHAPTER OF MISCELLANIES. 
Zoology. —Floating Nests, 54; Prejudice against 
the Blindworm, 54; Mr. Gould’s Expedition to 
Australia, 54; Occurrence of the Spoonbill near 
Tewkesbury, 54; Elater crocatus, 112; How to 
kill Wasps, 112; Variety of the Corn Bunting, 
113; Nest of the Martin Swallow, 113; Anecdote 
of a Bullfinch, 168 ; Desiderata in Mr. Salmon’s 
Oological Cabinets, 168; The Starling migratory 
to a certain extent, 168; Flight of “ little Owls” 
in Yorkshire, 168; Elenchus Templetonii, 169 ; 
Goethe’s Collection in Natural History, 169; 
Natural History and the Medical Profession, 
169; Anecdote of a Robin Redbreast, 217 5 Oc 
currence of Gcotrupes stercorarhis in December, 
217 ; Composition for repairing Entomological 
Specimens, 217; Voracity of the Stoat, 218; 
Animal Intelligence, 218; Chesterfield invaded 
by Partridges, 218; A Cat Case in Chancery, 218; 
Singular Fish, 219 ; Reinstatement of the Wood 
Grous in Britain, 219; Extraordinary Canine 
Sagacity, 219; Experiments on the Electric-eel, 
220; Sense of Hearing in Fish, 220; Phosphoric 
Lights - in the higher Animals, 221; Capture of 
the Ca’ing Whale, 221; Nail swallowed by a Cow 
—singular Result, 221; Zoological Lecture at 
Thome, 222; Singular Instance of Fidelity in 
the Feathered Tribe, 222; Prolific Canaries, 222; 
Persia the Place for Entomologists, 222; Insects 
of the Gold Coast, 223; Ceropales variegaius, 
223 Adoption of a Foal by a Cow, 223; Peregrine 
Falcon Shot at Norwich, 223; Longtailed Tit on 
the Sea-shore, 223; Singular Variety of. the Mag¬ 
pie, 224; A-Lion scared by a Dreamer, 224; Hu¬ 
mane Mode of killing Animals, 334; Incubation 
of the Tern, 334; Variety of the Blind-worm,335; 
Chain of Beings,335 ; Stork’s Nest at Manheim, 
336; Phosphoric Lights in the higherAnima!s,336; 
A Preserver of Animated Nature, 336; Zoological 
Exhibition in a Theatre, 337; Tortoise-shell But 
terfly abroad atChristmas,337;KestrilFa!con near 
Scarborough, 381; Length of the Sheep’s Life,38i; 
Acosmetia Morrisii, 38l ; A Talking Canary, 382 ; 
A Monkey Case in Court, 382; Young Redstarts 
in February, 383; The Corn Crake a Summer 
Visitant, 383; Birmingham Meeting of the British 
Association, 384; Colloquy on Pigs, 384 ; Sense 
of Taste in Animals, 384; A Sporting Cow, 385 ; 
Zoological Jonathanism, 385; Golden Eagle shot 
near Holderness, 385, Buzzard near Scarborough, 
385; Marsh Harrier near Scarborough, 385 ; En¬ 
tomological Rhapsody, 385; Distribution of the 
Mountain Linnet, 386; Sagacity of the Dog, 387; 
Pontia cardamines, 388; A Nice Point touching 
the Skinning of Eels, 388; Peregrine Falcon shot 
in Lancashire, 388; Early Incubation of the 
Partridge, 389; Habits of the Kildee Plover, 389; 
Notes and Queries respecting the Ptarmigan, 390; 
The Common Fowl a Mouse-eater, 390; On the 
Eggs and Nests of British Birds, 391 ; Birds in 
the Neighbourhood of Godaiming, 491; On the 
Species of Ptarmigan, 491; Stylops Spencii, 492 ; 
Figures of British Efts, 492 ; Song of the Com¬ 
mon Crossbill, 492 ; The last surviving Daughter 
of Linnasus, 492; Estimated Number of Sheep 
in Britain, 492; Description of Natural Scenery, 
492. 
Botany. —Addenda to the Leicestershire Flora, 
55; Botanical Lectures at Rochdale, 55; The 
Filiform Speedwell a British Plant, 56; Im- 
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