A BERDEVINE or siskin, facts on the, 113. 151.

Acrida verrucívora, instruments in the oviposi-
tor of, 288.

Actínia, some of the species met with on the
coast of Berwickshire noticed, 17.
Acrolites, notices of theories of the origin of,
458, 508.

'shna vària, an instance of sagacity displayed
by, 271.

Albatross, the wandering, facts and speculations
on, 372.

Allótria víctrix Westw. described, 494; is para-
sitic on A`phis ròsæ, 492.

Anagallis arvensis L., and cærulea Schreber, the
specific distinctness of, 178, 179.

Anas ægyptiaca, individuals of, observed in
Britain, 12. 514. See also Duck, and Geese.
Anemone nemordsa L., on the scent of the
flowers of, 279.

Animals, remarks on the result to, of the changes
which are produced in the colour of their co-
vering, with the changes of the seasons, &c.,
179; animals direct their actions by a species
of reasoning, 81; the instinctive properties of
animals never completely obliterated by do-
mestication, 68; animals, marine, descriptions
and figures of a few species of, 314; animals,
molluscous, see Molluscous animals; animals,
rayed, see Radiate animals.

Animal substances, modes in which the spirit in
which they are preserved may be kept from
evaporating, 92 284.

Annelides: Cirrátuius Medusa Johnston, de-
scribed, 123; figured, 124; Carinélla trilineàta
Johnston, figured and described, 252; Siphún-
culus Dentalii Gray, figured and described,
234; Sigalion Bda figured and described, 322;
Sabella amo`na Johnston, figured and de-
scribed, 406; a query on the physiology of the
earthworm, $84.

Ant, the great black, facts on, 287, 288; on other
species of, 476.

Antelope, the M'horr, mentioned, 501.
Aphelochelrus Westwood, a genus connecting
the land and water bug tribes, defined and de-
scribed, 229.

A`phis rosa is subject to destruction from the
parasitical habits, 492, of Allútria víctrix
Westwood, described, 494.

Apteryx austràlis Shaw, information on, 503.
A'rgulus foliaceus Jurine fils, information on,

94.

Ash tree, remarks relating to the fall of an aged,
327.

Astrantia major wild in Berkshire, 379.
Atmosphere, dense, magnifying power of, 183.
Audubon, J. J., and his Biography of Birds, con-
troversial remarks upon, 215. 369. 464, 465. 550.
Bat, a, found within the timber of a tree, 459.
Baya bird, the Indian (Lóxia philippina L.), its
characters, pendulous nest, and some of its
habits, described, 219.

Bears in Switzerland, dates of the spring appear-
ance of, 510.

Beaver, facts on the habits of, in Canada, 511.
Bees, their perforation of the corollas of flowers,

469.

Berberry, the harmlessness of, to crops of wheat,
367.

Béroe pileus Lam., a locality for, 501.
Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, Dr. Johnston's
address to the members of the, 11; species of
animals and plants observed by the members,
12-21.

Bewick, an enquiry respecting the literary re-
mains of the celebrated xylographer, 283,
Birds: something about sea birds, 25; more
about birds, land ones, 111; characteristic man-
ners of the birds of the moors and of those of
the sea side, 12; manners of some birds on a
winter's morning, 158; manners of certain

birds, as observed by Mr. Dovaston, S; his
experiments on the migration of birds, 5; the
alarm note of one species of bird is understood
by all other species, 70; on the question of
birds dressing their feathers with oil from a
gland, 159-162. 274-277; nests and nidifica.
tion of birds, see Nests; remarks on the ap
pointed principles which actuate the changes
in the colour of the plumage of birds, ac-
cording to season and climate, 79, to changes
in the constitution of birds, 502; philosophical
remarks on systematic classification of birds,
484; utility of preserving birds on farms and
in orchards, 143. 518; a plan proposed for in.
troducing from abroad new breeds of birds,
525; the bird whose nightly note foretells ap
proaching weather, 93, is the action of the
atmosphere on the auditory nerve diseased,
185; dates of the appearance of some spring
birds in the neighbourhood of Clitheroe, Lan
cashire, 72; a list of the birds seen in twelve
months in the neighbourhood of Southminster
Vicarage, Essex, 452; the rarer kinds of, met
with in Berwickshire, 11; on preserving the
colour of the legs and bills of stuffed birds, 92.
183; short communications on birds of various
species, 68-75. 139–154. 268–270. 447–456.
513 526.

Bittern, facts on the habits of, 114; in the his-
tory of, 9.

Blackbird, the, destroys the cockchafer in its
grub state, 518.

Blackcap, the, its song described, 113.
Blood, a newt's tail well exhibits the circulation
of, within it, 549.

Bórbus, a, probably B. lapidarius L., facts on,
173.

Bombýlius major L., some of the habits of, 73;
remarks relative to the, 173.

Bombyx menthrástri, and six Ophion vinulæ,
all hatched from a cocoon of Bombyx vinulus,
378.

Bombyces, familiarities effected with, 902.
Bópyrus squillàrum Lat., history and habits of,

94.

Bristol Philosophical Institution, remarks rela-
tive to the, 126 note, 262. 273. 474 note.
Bug tribes, land and water, on the genus Aphe.
loche.rus Westwood, a connecting link be
tween the, 229.

Bustard, the great, facts on, 150. 513; an indi-
vidual of the little bustard, shot in Cornwall,
technically described, 141; one shot in Cam-
bridgeshire, 513.

Butterflies, a list of, and remarks on, the various
species of, met with around Pontnewydd
Works, Monmouthshire, 224 541; notes on
butterflies, &c., made in a part of Cumber-
land, in May, 1832, 198; familiarities effected
with butterflies, Bombyces and Sphinx stel.
latarum, 222. 374; an identification by the
late Mr. Haworth of some of the varieties of
Papilionidae or butterflies figured and de-
scribed in the fifth volume, 175; criticismps
and notices by Mr. Bree in relation to various
species of butterfly, 374; by Mr. Dale, $77. 579.
Argynnis Lathonia, date of capture of, $79.
Cynthia cardui, date of the vernal appear.
ance of, 88. 379.

Gonépteryx rhámni, dates of the appearance
of, 88. 228. 379; remarks on the habits
and colour of, 224. 575.

Lyca na Phla as, a date of its appearing,

201.

Mazarine blue, and other blue species, que-
ries and facts on, 96. 190. 201.

Melita a Selène, date of the appearance of,
$79; M. A'rtemis, two extraordinary va
rieties of, figured, $78.

Polyómmatus Argiolus, a date and place of
its appearance, 544.

Póntia cardámines seen May 17. 1832, 199;
P. Chariclea seen Feb. 10. 1831, 88. 176;
P. brássica, rapæ, napi, dates of the ap.
pearance of, and facts on, 379.
Thecla quercus acquires its pupa state in the
earth, 189; information on T. bétulæ
and quercus, 227. 376. 544; T. rùbi, 544.
Vanessa Atalanta, dates of the appearance
of, 88. 379; V. Io, dates of the appear-
ance of, 176. 379; V. urticæ, dates of the
appearance of, 88. 228; V. urticæ and
polychlorus, a correction of an application
of the names of, 5:0.
Buzzard, the honey, facts on the habits of, 447
Calf, monstrosity in a, 67; calves, three pro
duced at one birth, each fertile, 78.
Canary bird, a, which sang by gas-light, 523.
Cane Hy of Grenada, see Délphax.
Caprella acuminifera, figured and described, 41.
Carex heleonastes, a Swiss habitat of, 469; C.
speirostachya, a Welch habitat of, 367.
Carinella trilineàta Johnston, figured and de.
scribed, 252.

Catchweed beetle, see Timárcha.

Donkey, a white, 67.

Dórcus parallelipipedus, a figure, and facts on
the habits, of, 332, 333.
Drába vérna L., facts on, 193.
Drosera rotundifolia L., the leaves and glandu-
lated hairs of, do possess irritability, 177;
they do not, 178; the flowers of, observed ex-
panded, 178; the D. rotundifolia L. and án.
glica Huds., in Switzerland, 469; the glandular
hairs on the leaves of these species not ob.
served to be irritable, 469.

Ducks, ferruginous (Anas rutila L.), descrip
tion of a pair of, 141; a duck that had strayed
from Denmark (?), shot in Sussex, 450.
Eagles, a pair in Norfolk, facts on, 448.

and species of, 121. 418. 495.

Chalk, see Geology.

Chara, circulation of the sap in, 549.
Chiffchaff, see Sylvia.

Chinchillida, reference to a monograph on the,

503.

Chit-chat, No. II., 1.

Chorela nigro-anea Westwood, 122. 279. 380.
419.

Cicádidæ, information on the structure and
habits of the, 409.

Cicindela campestris, facts on, 201; a picture
and a description of each of the British spe-
cies of Cicindela, 533; synonyms of them,
554.

Cimicidæ, see Bug tribes.

Cirl bunting, the (Emberiza Círlus L.), indivi-
duals taken and seen, 151.

Cirrátulus Medusa Johnston, described, 123;
figured, 124.

Classification, see Genera.

Colour of the coverings of animals, changes, to-
wards winter, in the, 79.

Corncrake, landrail, or daker, facts on the habits
of, 114. 199. 279.

Corvorant, facts on the habits of the, 29.
Crinoideal remains discovered by Mr. Conway
in mountain limestone from Ireland, 125; the
relations of these remains to the Encrinites
and Cyathocrinites contested, 281,282. 470. 560.
Cross bill, facts on the habits of the, 112.
Crow, the carrion, its habits described, 208; the
hooded crow, remarks on the, 200.
Crustaceous animals: Caprélla acuminífera
(Montagu ?), described, 41; Nýmphum coc.
cineum Johnston, described, 42; Squilla Des-
maréstii Risso, 230; the soldier crab, Pagurus,
mentions of, 30. 200; some of the animals pa.
rasitic on crustaceous animals noticed, 94.
Cuckoo, a captured and caged young one adopted
and fostered by a pair of wrens, 83; the cuckoo
sings at night, 199, 200. 374.
Cuckoo-spit insect (Aphróphora spumària), the
economy of, 410.

Curculionidæ, certain, devour the acorns of
oaks in America, 95.

Curtis, Mr., his remarks on the conduct of Mr.
Stephens, 437; these rebutted, 487; renewed
by Mr. Curtis, 553; by Mr. Dale, 554.
Cyathocrinite, see Crinoidcal remains.
Cygnus Bewicki, see Swan.

Cynictis Ogilby, a reference to the genus, 502.
Cynipideous insects, their general habits, 491;
one species of, is parasitic on Aphis ròsæ, 492.
Dabchick, see Grebe.

Délphax saccharivora Westw., its characters
and affinities, 413; its habits, 407.
Dendrocitta Gould, a reference to the descrip-
tion of the genus, and species of, 504.
Dentition, remarks in relation to the physiology
of, 21. 390.

on, an egg bear to the bird hatched from it?
184; eggs of the common fowl remarkably
spotted, 184; the number of the eggs of the
domestic fowl annually imported from France
into the ports of London and Bristol, 141;
eggs and nest of a bird found within the wood
of a tree, 460.

Egg-shells for cabinets, on preserving, 171.
Elephant, notice of the dentition of, 392.
Elks, skeletons of, found near Killaloe, Ireland,
and in the Isle of Man, 462.
Encrinite, see Crinoideal remains.
Falcons, the Iceland and Ger, probably of di-
stinct species, although not usually deemed
so, 107; the ash-coloured falcon, a notice of,
139; the harrier hawk and moor buzzard
breed in a fen in Norfolk, 150; systematic
associations in the falcon family suggested,487.
Feathers, see Plumage.

Festaca ovina var., probably F. hirsuta Hort.,
a habitat of, 368.

Finch, the mountain, occasionally visits the
neighbourhood of Godalming, 113; a canary
bird which sings by gas-light, 523; greenfinch
of Pennsylvania, of what species? 384; haw-
tinch, see Haw finch.

Fishes possess an audible voice, 527; facts on
the habits of gold and silver fishes, 527; the
rarer of the kinds of fish met with on the
coast of Berwickshire, 14; some kinds caught
in the Trent, 326; notices on the grayling, 189;
minnow, 201; loach, 201; the tunny, 529;
the bonito, 529; the toothed gilthead, 529;
the piper, 529; the streaked gurnard, 530;
the opah, 530; Solea variegata, 530; enor
mous sturgeon, 530; Leptocéphalus Morrisii,
530; some of the animals parasitic on fishes
noticed, 94, 95.

Flamingoes, facts on, 285. 384.
Florence, Mr. Spence on the weather at, 252.
Flycatcher, the pied, shot, 151.
Fossils, the kinds of, met with in a short tour
in Derbyshire, 129; skeletons of the elk in
Ireland and the Isle of Man, 462; trilobites,
476; new species of enormous fossil reptile,
75; fossil stag's horn found near Lower Meu-
don, near Paris, 180. See also Crinoideal re.
mains.

Foxes, their usual prey, 207.

Frogs, facts on, 141. 456, 457; a frog found in-
carcerated in the wood of a tree, 459.
Gastrocha na Pholàdia, facts on the habits and
economy of, 401.

Geese from the Netherlands, shot on the Trent,
450. See also Anas, and Duck.

Genera and subgenera, the principles on which
they should be established: Mr. Jenyns, 385;
Mr. Newman, 481; Mr. Blyth, 486.
Geological Society of France, information on,
416.

Geology of Berwickshire, 19; general consider-