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Mr. E. X. Worth, by His Grace the Duke of Bedford through 
the Author. £ A Literal Translation of Cynewulf's Elena, 
by Dr. E. F. Weymouth. 'Eeport of Commissioners on 
Defences of United Kingdom/ 1860; * Gibbon's Decline and 
Fall of the Eoman Empire;' 'Principles of Botany, Will- 
denow,' 1811; 'Lindley's British Flora,' 1835; 'Accum's 
Practical Essay on Chemical Ee-agents,' 1816; 'Cours d' Agricul- 
ture,' 3 vols., 1782; by Mr. Francis Brent, f.s.a. ' Spallanzani's 
Tracts on Natural History,' 2 vols.; 4 Spallanzani's Travels in The 
Two Sicilies,' 4 vols. ; ' Spallanzani's Experiments upon the Circu- 
lation of the Blood;' 'Lawrence's Comparative Anatomy,' 1807; 
1 Brisson's Ornithologia,' 2 vols., 1763; ' Cuvier's Anatomie 
Comparee,' 5 vols., 1805 ; ' St. Hilaire's Histoire des Mammiferes,' 
1834; ' Blainville's De l'Organization des Animaux,' 1822; by 
Mr. J. Brooking Eowe. 'Shapter's Climate of the South of 
Devon,' by Mr. J. C. Inglis. Supplement to the paper 'On the 
Causes and Eesults of Assumed Cycloidal Eotation in Arterial 
Eed Discs,' by Surgeon-Major E. W. Woollcombe, 8vo., 1886. 
* Further Supplementary Eemarks on Supposed Cycloidal Eotation 
of Arterial Eed Discs,' by Surgeon-Major E. W. Woollcombe, 
8vo., 1887 ; — both reprinted from the Eeports of the British 
Association, by the Author. 
" The following works have been purchased : 'Zoological Eecord,' 
1886. 'Eay Society; Michael's British Oribitidse.' 'Fauna and 
Flora of the Gulf of Naples,' No. 14. 'Eeport of the Challenger 
Exploration ; Zoology, • vols. xvii. to xxi. ; Botany, vol. ii. 
' Publications Early English Text Society ; ' ordinary and extra 
series, 12 parts. 'The Structure and Life History of the Cock- 
roach,' by Miall and Denny, 1886. < British Insects,' Stavely, 1871. 
'Publications Folk Lore Society.' ' Coleoptera of the British 
Islands.' ' Publications of the Palaeontographical Society.' 
"The following periodical Works have been continued : 'Nature,' 
'The Zoologist,' 'Geological Magazine,' 'Entomologist,' 'Journal 
of Botany,' 'Philosophical Magazine,' 'Entomologist's Monthly 
Magazine,' 'Annals and Magazine of Natural History,' 'American 
Journal of Science,' 'Western Antiquary,' 'Mind,' 'Ibis,' 'Grevillse,' 
' Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science,' ' Journal of Anatomy 
and Physiology,' 'Annals of Botany.' " 
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