73. Egg-shell of a large Garden Snail, 238. Electrical Excess, 282. Elm, supposed Parasite of the, 108, 142. Endromis versicolor, 115, 142. Enemies of Pupæ, 155. England the Sister of Holland, 155. English Butterflies, Destruction of, 31. Entomological Society, New, 258. Epipactis palustris, 259, 278. Ergotized Grass, 45. Ericas, Abnormal, 64. Ermine in North Wales, 71, 94, 119. Ermine Moth, the White, 143. Errata, 23, 95, 115, 138, 236. Everlasting Flowers, 19. Expedition, the Agassiz, 186, 211, 260. Expedition, the Thomson Exploring, 277. Eyes of Insects, Mounting, 256. Forests in France, 8. Fossil Hydrozoa, 67, 90. Fossil Monkeys, 221. Fossils of the Arctic Circle, 18. Fox-moth, Larva of the, 161. of Science, 258. Fresh-water Polyp, Economy of, 132. Fresh-water Polyzoa, 112. Frogs, Showers of, 20, 143, 167. Fruit of the Calamite, 80. Fruit, Squirrels and, 212. Frustules, Diatomaceous, 184. Fungi, Chemical Properties of, 161. Fungi, New, 90, 113, 116. Fungi on Leaves, 22. Fungi, Poisonous, 232. Fungi, Preservation of, 116, 185,193, 21 0, Fungoid Growth on Leaves of Coleus, 35. GAME-COCK, THE, 164, 236. Hedgehogs and Chickens, 238, 281. Hemiptera, Food of, 71. Heracleum giganteum, 215, 237. Hermit Crabs, 22. Hernsehaw, Spenser's, 282. Himalayah Mountains, Bees in, 56. Hippopotamus, Birth and Death of a, 46. Horses, Fossil, 90. Hot-water Diatoms, 255. Housefly in New Zealand, 94, 115. How are Eels bred? 282. How do Spiders weave their Webs 261. How to obtain Diatoms in a state of How to stock a Pond, 119, 142. Hunting for Insects' Eggs, 212. Hymenophyllum Tunbrigense, 64, 115. Hymenoptera in Town, 212. Hymenoptera of N. America, 112. Hymenoptera, to set, 282. ICHTHYOSAURUS, 43, 92. Immersion Lenses, 168. Implements, Ancient Stone, 227. Improved Reflex Illuminator for High Indian Ant-jottings, 109. Gas-light: does it kill Plants? 118, 141, Infusoria, 21. 142, 191, 212. Gentianaceae, British, 162. Geographical Range of Birds, 184. Geology of North Hampshire, 260. FAUNA OF THE WYANDOTE CAVE, 209. Geology of Ohio, 163. Feathers, Cleaning, 191, 240. Geometers, Net for, 215. Ferns, Collection and Preservation of, 97. Ghent, Natural History Notes at, 246. Ferns, Insects on, 282. Ferns, Walking, 22. Fertilization by Insects, 89, 257, 278. Field Clubs, 115, 166. Field Cricket, the Green, 59, 92, 119, 141, Gigantic Flying Lizards, 235. Glacial Period in Ireland, 280. Glaciers in the Rocky Mountains, 162. Glass-rope Sponge, 35, 56, 106, 185. Golden Eagle in Somersetshire, &c., 115, Gold-fish, 93, 139, 165. Gossip about Canaries, 53. Gossip about the Blackcap Warbler, 79. Initial Letters, 20, 47. Insect, a Curious, 184. Insects, Fertilization by, 89, 257, 278. Insect Mimicry, 234. Insects and Flowers, 21. "Insects at Home," 12. Insects' Eggs, Hunting for, 212. Insects' Eggs, Mobility of Spines upon Insects, Influence of a Damp Winter on, 89, 139, 236. Insects in Winter, 18. Insects on Ferns, 282. Insects, new Species of, 185. Insects, Noxious and Beneficial, 161. Insects, to mount Eyes of, 236. Instincts of Ants, 201. Ireland, Glacial Period in, 280. Ireland, Separation of, from British area, Ireland, Sketches in the West of, 93, 172. Irritating Effect of Caterpillars' Hairs, JOTTINGS ON ANTS IN INDIA, 109. Jurassic Period, France during the, 114. "Grevillea," 187. Kentucky Cave, Blind Animals in, 40, 54, Kew Herbarium, 279. HABITS OF SPIDERS, 140. Hampshire, Geology of North, 260. Hawfinch, Gossip about the, 130, 189. Heath Butterfly,. Abundance of the large, 261. Hedgehog Parasites, 213. 89. Land Birds and their Home, 8. Larvæ and Ichneumons, 283. Lenses, Immersion, 168. Lichens, Preserving, 217. Littorella lacustris, 231. "Liver," the, 22, 40, 41, 69, 93, 163, 212. Lizards, Preserving, 282. Local Floras, 138, 142, 188, 232, 259. Loch Islay, peculiar Trout in, 83. Lophospermum, Metamorphosis in, 279. Lunatics and the Moon, 116, 163, 190. MAD-STONES, 20. Malvern Naturalists' Club, 46. Manna of the Desert, 60, 186. Markings on Battledore Scales, 42. Meeting of the British Association, 233. Microscopical Difficulties, 164, 165. Microscopical Troughs, 256. Microscopic Marvels, 231. Microscopists, Hints to, 88. Migration of wood-boring Caterpillars, 188. Mimicry by Birds, 263. Mimicry in Insects, 234. Mineral Matter of Plants, 210. Mimicry in Snakes, 234. Missel-thrush v. Squirrel, 263. Mites, 118. Nemertes, 163. Nest-building Fish, 160. New Books, 34, 83, 129, 200, 242. New Dendroid Graptolite, 260, 280. New Entomological Society, 258. New Fossil Bird, 114. New Fossil Butterfly, 114. New Microscopical Journal, 111. New netted Glass-rope Sponge, 185. New Species of European Birds, 11. New Zealand, the Housefly in, 94, 115. Mobility of Spines on certain Insects' Nightingale, the Irish, 198. Eggs, 87. Model of the Wealden, 235. Modern Subdivision in Science, 184. Monstrous Plants in 1872, 270. Mosses about London, 11, 35, 61. Moths, Collecting and Preserving, 121, Moths, how to kill, 164, 165, 190. Noctua, New, 40. PACIFIC DEEP-SEA EXPLORATIONS, 186, Palestine, Fossil Fish in, 90, 114. Parasites, Hedgehog, 213. Passages from the Life of "Pharaoh," 101. Passion-flower, the, 95, 113, 117, 166. Peculiar Trout of Loch Islay, 85. Peel's Parsley-leaf, 21. "Peloria," or Plant Monstrosity, 259. Pet Starlings, &c., 237. Pettychap, the Lesser, 93, 118, 143, 167. "Pharaoh," a pet Ow!, 101. "Pharaoh," another, 206. Phenomenon, Optical, 213, 263. Phosphorescence, 142, 257, 262, 282. Phyllactidium pulchellum, 47, 92. Physcia parietina, 185. Picris Broom-rape, 23. Pieris rape, Parasite on, 38. Pigeons, Wood, 93, 116, 140, 165, 236. Pirate, the, 151. Pitchstone and Porphyrine, 110. Plant Lice, 209. Plants applied to Ornament, 191. Plants, Archæology of Rare, 158. Plants, Changes in the Localities of Rare, Noctuas, Sugaring for, 115, 141, 161. Northwich, Landslip near, 107. 94, 115. Noxious and Beneficial Insects, 161. Pollen-grains, various Forms of, 61. 132. Rattlesnake, extracting Poison of the, Snake-stones, 274. 184. Ravages of Anobium, 208, 216. Red Viper, the, 277. Reflex Illuminator, Wenham's improved, 159. Remedies proposed for Potato Disease, Remedy wanted, 23. Reptile Hygroscopy, 112. Beptiles, Carboniferons, 67. Reptiles, Cretaceous, 43, 235, Reptiles, Strange, 23. Resurrection Plant, the, 213, 231. Rhinoceros at the Zoological Gardens, Ring Ousel, 46. River Valley and its Tributaries, 33. Rotatoria, new Species of, 9, 112, 256. Rural Natural History, 215, 237, 253, 282. Snake, Mimicry in the, 234. Sparrow Brawls, 154. Spawning of Salmon, 161. Spicules of Sponges, &c., 20, 95, 188. Spiders; how do they weave their Webs? Spider, the Wood, 182. Spongeous Origin of Flints, 244. Sponge Sand, 281. Sponge Spicules, 20, 95. Sponge, the Glass-rope, 35, 56, 106, 185. Squirrels and Fruit, 212. Squirrels as Nest-robbers, 199, 261, 263. SAFFRON, 21, 107, 141, 143, 163, 164, 166, Starch in Geraniums, 215. Saw-flies, Saws of, 157. Saws of Saw-flies, 157. Saxifrage, singular Flowering of, 213. Scarcity of Butterflies in 1872, 189, 212. Science in the Tenth and Twelfth Cen- Science of Justices, 70. Starlings, 93, 117, 118, 140. Stings of Bees and Wasps, 282. Story of a Gravel-pit, 6. Suicide, do Animals commit? 70, 116. Sun, Spots and Spectrum of, 20. Swallows, Curious Habits of, 57, 143. 239, Swallows, Hybernation of, 115. Swallows' Nests, 237. Tenacity of Life in Caterpillars, 165, 251. Tertiary Mammal, New, 211. Test-scales of Poduræ, 16, 41, 47, 100, 208. Thunderbolts, 252. Thynnus vulgaris, 215. Thysanurada, 272. Tiniæ destroying Pupæ, 188. Tissues, on Staining, 111, 120, 136. Traps, Mice in, 22, 45. Tree-pipit, 44, 68, 70, 93. Trilobite, a Modern, 279. Trilobites, 43.- Tropical Regions, Perpetual Freshness of, 42. White Ants, 44, 99. Whitebait, 44, 263, 281, 282. White Brimstone Butterfly, 95, 117. 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