ations on geology, 442. 457; chalk in Belgium,
460; criticism on Mr. Moggridge's account
of a fossil stag's horn found in, and of a sub-
sidence in, the chalk at Lower Meudon, near
Paris, 180; lava of Niedermennig, 460; lime-
stone from the Meuse, the brittle consistence
of, 76; limestone of the neighbourhood of
Cork, Ireland, 125. 475; the red sandstone
along the Meuse is merely the rubbish cast
up from below the limestone, 368; pitchstone,
localities of, 192; pyrites, hepatic or radiated,
facts on, 480; native sulphur in Northumber-
land, 462; volcanoes, active, history and geo-
graphical position of, 344; notices of nuine-
rous volcanic emanations, 289-308. See also
Crinoideal remains, Fossils, and Rocks.
Glæ`a rubigínea, a notice of, 541.
Glaúcus tetrapterygius Rang, figured, 318;
described, 319; G. hexapterygius figured,
237. 319; described, 237.

Gnats, congregations of, mistaken for clouds,
544; a column on the wing, 545; a gnat fight.
ing its own shadow, 545.
Gonépteryx, see Butterflies.

Grayling, a query and facts on the, 189.
Grebe, feathers always found in the stomach of
the, 519; dabchick, a, choked in endeavour.
ing to swallow a bullhead fish, 520; a fact on
the little grebe, 194.

Greenfinch of Pennsylvania, 102; of what spe-
cies is it? 384.

Grosbeak, see Haw finch.
Gull, sea, the familiar and playful habits of, 146,
147; the black-headed gull (Làrus ridibún-
dus), notes on, 450; notes on the great black.
backed gull (Larus marinus), 453; mention
of four species of gull, 452; the kittiwake
gull, a query on, 28. 279; the great grey sea-
mews or gulls mentioned by Rusticus of Go-
dalming, in p. 27., are of the species Làrus
glaúcus, 111. 171. 278.

Hail storm, a terrific, at Lancaster, 368.
Hare, a, facts on, 194; on another, 204; post-
humous hares, 365; the hare of Ireland is
distinct in species from the hare of England,

268.

Hawfinch or grosbeak, individuals of, shot and
seen, 81. 454. 520, 521.
Hawk, kestrel, fact on, 162.
Hawking, facts relative to, 108.

Haworth, Adrian Hardy, the late, a record of
his death, 562.

Hedge sparrow, fungose excrescences occur
upon the bill and legs of the, 153.
Heron, acts of fishing by the, 515; twenty-three
herons seen standing together, 452.
Hoopoes, two, killed near Harwich, 150.
Hurricane at Thorndon Park, Essex, described,
108.

Hydrobius lateràlis is an American species, 88.
Hypercómpa domínula, a singular variety of,
541.

Ice-storm in America described, an, 99.

Ichneumonidæ, characteristics of certain groups

and species of, 121. 418. 495; facts and re
marks on the carnivorous habits of Pimpla
stercorator, 414; a notice of Sphéx sabulòsa,
477.

Imber diver, shot, 114., and Vol. V. p. 284.
Insects: Mr. Westwood's enumeration of the
probable number of the species of insects in
the world, 116. 279. 380; his characteristics of
groups and species of Chalcidida and Proc-
totrupidæ, 121. 418. 495; of the genus, in
Cimicidæ, Aphelocheirus Westw., 229; of the
genus and species, in Cynípida, Állótria
Westw. victrix Westw., 494, 495; of the spe-
cies, in Cicádida, Délphax Lat. saccharivora
Westw. the cane fly of Grenada, 413; facts
on the cuckoo-spit insect (Aphrophora spu-
mària), 410; corrective notices, by Mr. Dale,
in relation to the history of various insects,
377; species observed in Berwickshire, 16;
in Cumberland, 199; coleopterous and lepi-
dopterous, taken near Manchester, 156. For
additional indications of notices of insects,

see Butterflies, Moths, Cicindèla, Timárcha;
a device for entrapping insects, 154; a device
for securing captured insects, 155; strictures
on, 379; a cheap and easily practicable me
thod of providing cases for the reception of
preserved insects, 155; Mr. Waterton's mode
of preserving the colours of dead insects, 90;
modes of securing preserved specimens of
natural objects from the attacks of insects,
90.554, 555.

Instinct, the impulses of, never completely ob-
literated by domestication, 68.

Ione thoracicus Lat., information on, 94.
Iris pérsica L., on the scent of the flowers of,980.
Ivy, and other twining shrubs, their effects de-
corative and injurious on the trees they en-
twine, 328-331.

Jackdaw, notices of the habits of, 162. 394, 396.

516.

Kingfisher, a locality for the, 150.
Kite, the, is a fishing bird, 189.
Kittiwake, the, a query on, and the diagnostic
of, 279.

Laburnum, poisonous properties of the seeds of,
74; the green legumes of, boiled, have been
eaten as sauce without causing injury, 176,
Lava of Niedermennig, employed for millstones
by the Romans, found in fragments in Eng-
land, 460.

Limax, see Molluscous animals.
Limestone, see Geology.

Loligópsis, a clew to information on species of,
502.

Lóxia philippina L., its characters, habits, and
pendulous nests, 219.

Luminous appearance on the ears of a horse,
the, is electrical, 172.
Lùzula (Luciola Smith) spicàta, a habitat of,

368.

Magpie, its mandibles sometimes decussate,
517; exotic species of, now referred to the
genus Dendrocítta Gould, 504.
Marine animals, see Animals, marine.
Marten, on the food and habits of the, 203.
Martin, facts on the, 70. 72. 153, 456,
Meteorology: meteoric stones, see Aerolites;
meteoric phenomena, vicissitudes in the
seasons, and prevalent disorders, contem-
poraneous, and in supposed connection, with
volcanic emanations, 289; a commencing
change in the condition of the atmosphere
produces a ringing in the ears when the
auricular nerve is diseased, and so foretells
approaching weather, 93. 185; a meteor seen
from Norwich, 463; a meteor seen from
Bury St. Edmunds, 177; notice of a lunar
rainbow, 463; a terrific hail-storm at Lan-
caster, 368; notes on the weather at Phi-
lipsburg, Pennsylvania, and on its influence
on certain animals and plants there, 97; Mr.
Spence on the weather at Florence, 252;
some of the Swiss peasants determine the
commencement of the spring by the appear-
ance and conduct of the bears, 510; mildness,
in Britain, of the winter of 1832-33, 157; re
marks on the spring of 1833, 488; vernal
appearances in the neighbourhood of Godal-
ming, in 1833, 198; the weather in a part of
Cumberland, in May, 1832, 198; mildness of
the winter in 1832-33, 157; magnifying power
of a dense atmosphere, 183.
Mignonettes, structure of the flowers of the,
441. 560.

Migration of birds and other animals, philoso-
phical speculations on, 4. 82.
Mistletoe, a new view of the mode of repro-
duction in the, 499.

Mocking bird, the, of Britain, is Currùca sali-
cària Flem., 279.

Molluscous animals, the anatomy and functions
of their organs of respiration, 235; strictures
on the reputed means by which the burrow-
ing Mollusca effect ingress into rocks and
stones under water, 401.

Gastrocha na Pholàdia, on the habits of,

403.

Glaucus tetrapterygius and hexapterygius,
figured and noticed, 319; on the organs
of respiration of the latter, 237.
Ianthina frágilis (Hèlix Iánthina L.), found
on the British coast, 230.

Limax Sowerby Ferussac, its food and
eggs noticed, 46.

Mýtilus polymorphus, a notice of, 532.
Slugs, see Limax and Testacéllus; both
here. Snail: the species of land and
freshwater shell snail met with in Nor-
folk, 324; in Derbyshire, 326; facts on
the common snail (Hèlix aspersa), 200.
324.

Testacéllus Scùtulum Sowerby, facts on the

habits of, 43. Testacéllus Maugèi, a figure
and notice of, 45.
Moth, the death's-head, means to promote the
obtaining imagoes of, from larvæ fed in cap-
tivity, 272; notices of Zygæ'na filipéndulæ,
201. 374; Ódenèsis potatòria, 201; Geómetra
cratægària, 201; A'rctia Càja, 201, 202; Hy-
percómpa dominula, a singular variety of,
541; Glæ'a rubiginea, 541.

Mustela, on the habits and food of the British
species of, 202.

Mytilus, see Molluscous animals.
Natterjack, characters and habits of the, 185;
localities for, 457. 526.

Natural History, a knowledge of it very needful
to writers on general subjects, and of great
moral use to all men, 174.
Natural History Society, the London, a notice
on, 446,

Nests of birds, in remarkable situations, 32. 69.
140. 154, 524; pendulous nest of the Lóxia
philippina L., 219; nest and eggs of a bird
found within the wood of a tree, 460.
Newt or lizard, a water species, at Maiden
Newton, Dorset, 379; the circulation of the
blood may be well seen in the tail of the
common newt, 549.
Nidification, see Nests.

Nightingale, the, the charms of its song, 114.
Nomenclature, see Genera.

Nuthatch, the, facts on, 335; it occurs in Der-
byshire, 327.

Nymphum coccineum Johnston, figured, 41;
described, 42.

Obliquities in the action of certain of the powers
of sense in some persons, 280.
Ophion vínulæ, six individuals of, and a Bóm-
byx menthåstri, hatched from a cocoon of
Bombyx vínulus, 378.

Ore, an, which acquires a white incrustation,
480.

Ousel, rose-coloured (Pastor ròscus Tem.), a,
shot in Berwickshire, 12; one in Suffolk,
150; one near Dublin, 520.

Owl, the short-eared, breeds in Norfolk, 150;
notice of an individual seen in Essex, 452.
Oyster catcher (Hæmátopus ostrálegus L.),
notes on the, 151, 152,
Papilionidæ, see Butterfly.

Partridge, the Virginian, a query on the natu-
ralisation of, 153.

Peacocks, the passion of two for gazing in look-
ing-glasses, 513; a peahen's rencontre with a
heron in killing an eel, 516; pea-fowl reputed
to be destructive to serpents, 516.
Peewit, a remarkable variety of, described, 519.
Pettychaps, see Sylvia.

Persons, see Obliquities.

ton, 57; the rarer of the plants of the neigh-
bourhood of Wimborne, &c., Dorsetshire,
546; a list of many of the plants native of
Aberdeenshire, 339; rarer plants observed in
Berwickshire, 17; rare species of plants met
with in Norfolk, 326; in Derbyshire, 326;
has a list of the plants of Lincolnshire been
published? 192; on the affinities of plants
with subjacent rocks, 335. 424; Dr. Daubeny's
formulary for a table of observations in rela-
tion to these affinities, 506; snow prevents
the escape of heat from plants, and so pro-
motes the preservation of them, 80; seed.
stems of plants peeping through the snow,
158; dates of the blooming of various plants,
489; of Dràba vérna, 193; short communi-
cations on plants, 74. 367. 545; Protocóccus
nivalis, 557.

Plesiosaurus, a notice of a fossil skeleton, found
near Bedford, of a, 422.

Plumulària Catharina Johnston, figured, 498;
P. Catharina, P. pinnata, and P. setacea, de-
scribed, 497.

Plumage of birds, causes affecting the change in
the colour of the, 79. 502.

Pluviometers figured and described, 182.
Polecat, on the food and habits of the, 203.
Polybrachiònia sp., figured, 315; described,
316; Polybrachiònia Mathéwsii, figured and
described, 317.

Póntia, see Butterfly.
Porcupine, Canadian, facts on the habits of, 510.
Potentilla and Tormentilla, on the distinctions
between the Linnæan genera, 247.

Prawn, information on the animal frequently
found encysted on the side of the head of the,
94.

Preserving, on, specimens of natural objects
from the attacks of insects, and from injury
from other sources, 90, 91, 92. 554, 555.
Primulaceæ, a query on the, 477.
Proctotràpida, see Insects.

Protocóccus nívàlis, facts on, 557.
Pùlex arborescens, an interesting fact on, 477.
Pyrites, hepatic or radiated, facts on, 480.
Rabbit, wild, extraordinary growth of the in-
cisor or cutting teeth in the, 21, 390.
Radiate animals: Siphúnculus Dentàlii Gray,
figured and described, 234; Polybrachiònia
sp., figured and described, 315; Polybrachi-
onía Mathéwsii, figured and described, 317;
Velélla, a species of, figured and described,
318; Béroë pileus, 501.
Rainbow, lunar, 463.

Rain gauges figured and described, 182.
Rat, selection of medicine by the, 367; remark-
able lengthening in the cutting teeth of the,
390; facts on the habits of the musk rat in
Canada, 511.

Raven, a tame godwit destroyed by a wild raven,
145; anecdotes on tame ravens, 68. 145.
Redstart, facts on the, 34. 151. 524,
Redwing, see Thrush.

Rennie, James, M. A. A.L.S., Professor of Zo-
ology in the King's University, London, Mr.
Doubleday's apology to, 78; the Conductor's
apology to, 78,

Reptile, see Frog, Toad, Viper, and Fossil.
Robin, nest of the,in situations evincing its con-
fidence in man, 35. 68. 524; early nests of the,
525; facts on the habits of the robin, 4; a
sympathy for the thrush ascribed to the robin,
69.

of petrel, 161.

Phalarope, grey, shot at Largs, 515.

Pheasant, the habits of the, 308.

Meteorology.

Dr. Daubeny's scheme of a formulary of a
table of observations on, 506.

Rook, services of the, 142; facts on the, 334.

Pimpernel, see Anagállis.

Pimpla stercorator, see Ichneumónidæ.
Pitchstone, localities of, 191.

Plants observed during a tour through a part of
North Wales, &c., by Mr. Wm. Christy, jun.,
51; plants observed in the neighbourhood of
Barmouth, North Wales, by Mr. Thos. Pur-

Siskin, see Aberdevine.
Snakes, see Viper.

Slugs and Snails, see Molluscous animals.
Snow prevents the escape of heat from the earth
and from plants and animals, 60; snow, red,
see Protocóccus.

Snow flake or Snow bunting, facts on the habits
of, 205; on the habits and generic affinities of,
$87. 483. 486; its nest on the neck of a dead
child's body, 524.

Sphæria fraxinea, facts explanatory of the eco.
nomy of, 548.

Sphex sabulosa, facts on the habits of, 477.
Sphinx stellatarum, 223; S. A'tropos, 272.
Spiders feed on grapes, 271.

Spoonbill, notice of a, 454.

Spring of 1833, remarks on the vernal appear-
ances at Parkstone, 157; at Godalming, 198;
at Allesley, 488.

Squilla Desmaréstii Risso, figured and described,
230.

Squirrel, the striped, of Canada, its habits, 365.
Starling, habits of the, 37. 334. 542.

Stoat, on the food and habits of the, 202.
Stock dove, the (Colúmba (E`nas); facts on, 326.
334.

Stylops and cognate genera, remarks on, 377.
Subgenera, see Genera.

Sugar-canc, insects which attack the, 407-413.
Sulphur, native, in Northumberland, 462.
Sulphuret of iron, facts on, 480.
Sundew, see Drosera.

Swallow, facts on the, 4. 7. 270, 454. 456, 490, 524.
Swans, a natural enmity obtains between the
black and white swans, 139. 278. 514; the
wild swan cr hooper, Virgil's opinion of its
note, 115; facts on two presumed individuals
of Cygnus Bewickii, 449.

Swift, the white bellied (Cypselus alpinus Tem.)
described, 286; facts on the common swift,

199. 490.

Swiss peasants date the commencement of
spring by the appearance of bears, 510.
Sylvia, information on rearing, in captivity, the
species of, 268; facts on the habits of the
Dartford warbler, 112; the chiffchaff of the
north of Ireland is the S. rùfa Lath., and
facts on it, 447; on the willow wren in Ire
land, 448; does the willow wren sip the nectar
of the flowers of the crown imperial? 184;
characters and affinities of S. loquax Herbert,
522; of S. rùfa Lath, 522; of S. hippolàis
Temminck and Bechstein, 552,

Teal, a reference to an account of the nest and
eggs of one, 384.

Teeth, see Dentition.
Tenthrèdo amerinæ, the singularity ascribed to
the larva of, belongs to the larva of Trichio-
soma lucòrum, 157.

Testacéllus, see Molluscous animals.
Thècla, see Butterflies.

Thrush, on the migration of a species of, 218;
this species shown to be the red wing, 516; fact
on a thrush, 196; on the missel thrush, 198.
Timárcha tenebricòsa, facts on, 534.
Titmouse, the long tailed, facts on, 193,
Toad, early appearance, in 1833, of the toad,
157. 289; toads in Berwickshire, 14; toads
incarcerated in rocks and timber, 458, 459.
Trees: every kind of tree has its distinct phy-
siognomical character, and, when acted upon
by wind, supplies a distinct sound, 8.
Trilobite, the figure, name, and locality of three
species of, 476.

Trossachs, the, described, 2.

Turpentine, spirit of, see Preserving.

Twite, the, is now and then shot on Munsted
Heath, 113.

Typha latifolia L., uses of, 367.
Vanessa, see Butterflies.

Velélla, a most interesting species of, figured
and described, 318.

Vermicelli successfully employed as food for
birds, 268.

Vernal appearances, see Spring.

Vespa vulgàris, facts and an enquiry on the
habits of, 490, and note†; V. britannica, facts
on the habits of, 585; of V. campanària, 556;
of V. holsática, 589.

Vícia sylvatica L., a habit and habitat of, 89.
Viper, the common, in Berwickshire, 14; one
eaten of by a hedgehog, 457; another by a
mouse, 457; serpents are not naturally de-
stroyed by either hedgehogs or mice, 457; the
red viper described, $99; identified with the
young of the common viper, 526; the black
viper mentioned, 527; the Dumfries snake, a
query on, 401; remarks on, 527.
Volcanic emanations, their supposed causal in-
fluence on certain contemporaneous meteoric
phenomena, vicissitudes in the seasons, and
prevalent disorders, 289.

Volcanoes, geographical position, and history, of
active, 344.

Vulture, the, or the turkey buzzard, arguments
and facts on the means by which it traces its
food, 83, 163.

Warbler, see Sylvia.
Wasp, see Véspa.

Waterton's Wanderings in South America, 282.
382, 383. 552.

Weasel, facts on the, 175. 195, 196. 202. 268. 379.
Weather, see Meteorology.
Whinchat, the, occurs at Killaloe, in Ireland, 151.
Wigeon's nest and eggs, a, mistaken for those
of a teal, see Teal.
Winter, see Meteorology.

Woodpeckers, facts on, 334; the lesser spotted
woodpecker occurs in Derbyshire, $27.
Worm (Lumbricus), when one is cut into pieces,
do these form worms? 384.

Wren, the common, materials of the nest of,
172. 523; a pair of, have adopted and fostered
a young captured and caged cuckoo, 83; does
any wren sip the nectar of the flowers of the
crown imperial? 184; willow wren, see Sylvia.
Yew tree in Buckland churchyard, near Dover,

47.

Zoophytes of Berwickshire, noticed generally,
17. See, in addition, Plumulária,