Sea-Anemones, 40, 155, 158, 167, 188
190, 196, 213, 239, 260, 285, 286, 287.
Sea-wrack, 204.
Short Commons, 49.
Silurus, European, 56.
Six-spot Burnet, 119, 151.
Snake-stones, 37, 61, 94.

Spiders, 24, 36, 39, 86, 143, 151, 206,

213, 215, 239, 256, 282.

Spiracles of Insects, 199, 254.
Splitters and Lumpers, 73.
Strange Remedies, 85.
The Deep, deep Sea, 169.
Tit in Moustaches, 26.

Toads, 12, 62, 87, 111, 114, 233, 256.
Tom Tidler's Ground, 126.

Variations in British Plants, 32, 228.
Vipers, 2, 95, 108, 131, 143, 160, 191.
What do Crickets eat? 113, 128, 166,
What Katy did, 146.

What to seek and what to avoid in the
Choice of a Microscope, 267.

What's your Hobby? 1.

Why objects appear larger through the
Microscope, 8, 45.

Window Gardens, 92, 117, 141, 284.
Wren, the Blue, 199.

Fairy-ring Champignon, 225.
Ferns, 46, 61, 95, 164, 173, 269.
Fossil Plants, 37.

Fossil Wood, 250.

Fossil Wood in Flint, 15.

French Marygold, 163.

Galls and Gall Insects, 165, 215, 228.
Gill Fans of Sabellæ, 29.
Glow-worm, 15, 238, 243.
Grey Mullet, the, 145.
Hairs, Star-shaped, 248.

Illuminators for High Powers, 32, 65,
66.

Imperfectly-developed Plants, 8.
Insect Fungi, 127, 176.

Insect Vovarium, 80, 118, 207.

Insects, 41, 55, 91, 93, 112, 117, 147, 161,

184, 185, 204, 213, 249, 282.

Jute; what is it? 84.

Ladybirds, 169.

Lizard, the Common, 79.

Mistletoe of the Jak, 152, 186, 212.

Sticklebacks, 5, 45, 153, 165.

Teachings of Natural Science, 251.
Track of the Pygmies, 154,203, 239, 26.
Turtle, the Edible, 247.
Under the Snow, 25.

Vegetable Caterpillars, 176.
Vegetable Fibres, 10.

Venus, Observations on, 110.
Vivarium for Insects, 80, 118, 207.
Viviparous Fish, 241.

Wasps, 22, 88, 116, 276.
Water-Beetles, 183.
Water-Fleas, 156.

Wings of British Butterflies, 27.
Woodpecker, 6, 41, 95, 119.

Chignon fungus, the, 107.

Cholera-fungus, the, 206.

Cockroaches, to Kill, 166, 212, 280.
Cornish Colloquies, 182.

Crickets, how to get rid of, 263, 279, 281.
Crocodile in England, 7, 41.

Death's-head Moth, 190, 213, 214, 262.
Death-watch, the, 29.

Dermestes? what is, 28, 206.
Diatoms, 9, 35, 81, 91, 103, 115, 133,
156, 180, 188, 228, 269.

Disguises of Insects, 193, 233, 234, 261,
279.

Dodo, the White, 5, 52.

Dragon-fly, the, 225.

Echoes from the Club, 231.

Edible Bird's Nest, 39.

Fangs of Spiders, 237, 270, 276.

Feast of Roses, 145.

Foraminifera, 36, 129, 215, 236, 263.
Freshwater Sponge, 247.

Freshwater Sticklebacks in Seawater,
38.

Germination of the Toad-rush, 150.
Hairs of Dermestes Larva, 28, 206.
Hardy Foreign Ferns, 83.
Helps to Distribution, 244.

Hints to Object-mounters, 91, 139.

Huxley on the Study of Natural His-
tory, 73.

Is Lichen-growth detrimental to Trees?

241.

Leaf-mining Larvæ, 169, 212.

Left by the Tide, 217.

Lichen Dyes, 266.

Maple, Aphis of the, 204.
May Mushrooms, 112, 136.
Melicerta, N. E. Green on, 33.
Mermis nigrescens, 221.

Monmouth Deposit, 133, 156, 180.
Mosquitoes, 78.

Mounting in Balsam and Chloroform,
8, 21, 23.

My little Green Monkey, 179.
Nest of Wood Wasp, 247.
Organization of Mosses, 249.
Oxlip, the, 137, 163, 165, 187, 235.
Perils of a Naturalist, 15.
Poduræ, 45, 53.

Preservation of Fossils, 22, 23, 44.
Primeval Britain, 198.

Primroses, 42, 114, 136, 141, 167, 235.
Ramble in South Africa, 154.

Rare Birds, Shooting, 69, 93, 94, 160.
Rhythm of Flames, 49, 95.
Rural "Folk-lore," 177.

Rural Natural History, 86, 117, 118.
Sandstone, Markings in, 20.
Skeleton Leaves, 22, 117, 141, 246.
Skeleton of Purple Urchin, 82.

Snakes, 273.

Sociable Mites, 124.

Something to do, 99.

Spiders' Nests, 37, 40.

Spirogyra, 60.

Sponge-washings, 228.

Sticklebacks in Seawater, 38, 87.

Swallows, 50, 101.

Temperature of Lakes, 272.

Toad-flaxes, 201.

Travellers' Tales, 25.

Unity of Mankind, 110, 152, 173, 245,
269.

Viper, the, 22, 175, 199, 280.

Wasp, Sting and Poison-gland of, 60.
What's in the Honey? 30, 68.

Wheat Mildew, 16.

White Dodo, the, 5, 52.
Winter Work, 1.

"Ackersprit," 248.

Agricultural Ant of Texas, 1.

Animals that never Die, 16, 40, 62, 106.
Ants, 23, 59, 88, 117, 118, 138, 143, 159,
177, 190, 213, 234, 261, 263, 282.

Astrantia major, 194.

Birds, 9, 34, 41, 64, 88, 95, 160, 185, 191,

257.

"Black Jack," 232.

Bugs, 17, 31, 46, 214.

Butterflies, Plumules of, 44, 137, 186,
214, 239, 269.

Caddis-worms and their Cases, 152, 189.
Century ago, a, 183.

Cockroaches, 15, 22, 215, 239.
Collecting-bottles, 111.

Cuckoos and Hedge-sparrow, 113, 143,
161, 167, 214, 261.
Cuckoo.spits, 158.
Daddy Longlegs, 256.

Daphnia, the Heart of, 227, 279.
Darwinism? what is, 241.
Death-watch, the, 87, 113.
Double Eggs, 117, 226.

Dragon-fly, the Pupa of a, 245.

Earthquakes, Phenomena of, 217.

Fairy Rings, 221.

How Birds and Insects fly, 9,
Infusoria, 44, 57, 125, 155, 164.
Irritability and Sensation, 25.
Kingfisher, the Common, 204, 234
King of the Rats, 135.

Kite, the, 251.

Maine Deposits, 85.

Maple Blight, 136, 188.

Merlin, the, 156.

Metamorphoses of Insects, 35.
Microscopic Seeds, 253.
Mole Mite, 232.

Mosquitoes, 207, 211, 212, 215, 236.
Oxlip, the, 35.

Palates of Mollusca, 20, 200.
Pebble-fiinding, 134.

Perley's Meadow Deposit, 131.
Phantom Larvæ, 78.

Polyzoon from Victoria Docks, 255.

Primroses, Pink, 43, 66, 147, 187.

Reptiles, from the Coal-Measures, 104,

142, 167, 214.

Reptiles in Confinement, 272.

Sand Wasp, the, 205.

Scalariform Tissue, 276.

Sensorial Vision, 145.

Silver-mining in Eastern Nevada, 193.
Slug Parasite, 274.

Smew, the, 55.

Spicules of Echinoderms, 175.

Spiders, 8, 11, 21, 22, 23, 24, 41, 47, 51,
58, 63, 82, 124, 128, 143, 161, 165, 167,
195, 213, 238, 261, 262, 263, 281, 283.
Splits, 169.

Spring Phenomena of Plant Life, 121.
Stag-Beetle, the, 109.

Stings and Poison-glands of Bees, &c.,
148, 205.

Storm-glass, 24, 93, 117, 143, 167.
Trees, Age of, 202, 231, 259.
Unity of Mankind, 6, 34.

Vegetable Hairs, 11, 101.

Vipers, 23, 46, 70, 95, 165, 180, 212.
Waxwing, the, 181.

Why? 265.

Wood-sorrel, the, 52, 280.

Acherontia atropos, 220, 257, 278.
Admiral, the Red, 257, 262, 278.
Age of Fish, 141, 214.

Animal from the Salt Lake, 78, 130,
234.

Aphis Lion and Lacewing Fly, 15.
Ash-Trees, Violets under, 91, 116, 117,
166, 188, 189.

Badger and Otter, the, 90, 118, 137,
258, 262, 277.

Botanical Allusion in Tennyson, 91,
116, 117, 166, 188, 189.

British Birds, 39, 85, 107, 113, 156, 179,
227, 253, 274.

Buds as Objects for Winter Study, 34.
Butterflies, 58, 116, 140, 164, 212, 273,
274.

Cats and Starfishes, 214, 234, 239, 263,
282.

Cats before a Storm, 117, 141, 164, 167.
Celandine, 52.

Cells for Microscopic Objects, 139, 236,
260, 281.

Centipede, a Luminous, 46, 47, 69, 71.
Cheyleti, 5.

Christmas and the Microscope, 44.
Christmas Berries, 13, 94, 138.
Cilia, about, 53.

Coal, the Story of a Piece of, 1, 46, 71,
96.

Cochlearia officinalis, 43, 66, 91, 114,

143.

Comatula rosacea, 209.

Cuckoo, the, 16, 64, 65, 185, 262.
Death's-Head Moth, 220, 257, 278.
Dendritic Spots on Paper, 22, 46, 71, 80.
Diatomaceæ, 22, 61, 67, 72, 92, 109, 139,
158, 163, 183, 187, 220.

Drawing from the Microscope, 87, 139,
165.

Early Birds, 113, 136, 137.
Enchanter's Nightshade, 62.
English Plant Names, 25.
Epistylis, 83.

Fish Scales, 12, 41, 67, 163, 187, 260,

281.

Floral Giants, 9.

Food for Bullfinch, 215, 237, 238.
Fragillaria Crotonensis, 109, 158, 183,
Frog, 63, 76, 161.

Fumart, the, 22, 45, 68.

Garden Decoration, Wild Flowers for,
169, 265.

Geophilus electricus, &c., 49, 65, 71.
Geranium Robertianum, 133, 191, 262
Geraniums, Carpels of, 211, 235, 238.
261
Gnats, 16.

Hawk-Moths, 16, 119, 220, 234, 257, 273.
Hawthorn, 22, 23, 43, 70, 93, 116, 118.
Holly, the, 213, 235, 238, 259, 280, 283.
Humble Bee, Winter Home of the, 41,
134, 164, 166.

Hybernation of Bees, 41, 90, 93, 134,
164, 166.

Ianthina, 31, 64.

Influence of Light on Insects, 57, 77,
137, 165, 188, 273.

Insects of the Season, 233, 234.
Kestrel, the, 179, 257.

Ladybird, 232, 239, 267, 283.
Lampreys and Lamperns, 145.
Lapwing, the, 107, 167.

Laurel Berries, &c., 47, 70, 114.
Laurel-Leaves, 20, 45, 68, 71.
Leeches, 76, 93, 143, 161, 165.
Lepisma saccharina, 94, 118, 142, 163.
Light Attracting Insects, 57, 77, 137,
165, 188.

Ligurian Bees, 213, 237, 256, 263, 283.
Luminous Centipede, 46, 47, 69, 71.
Monsters of the Deep, 55.
Mosquitoes, 17, 54.

Moth, the Fish, 94. 118, 142.
Myriapods, 49.

Norfolk, Rare Birds in, 160, 161, 184,

192.

Abstinence of Insects, 64.
Animated Oats, 190, 211, 212, 237.
Antique, Studies from the, 14, 45, 71.
Ants, 87, 185, 241, 263.

Apterous Insects, 49, 105, 126, 164.
Aquarium Difficulty, 40, 121, 142, 165,
179, 191, 215, 216.

Bees, 21, 24, 34, 42, 47, 65, 70, 117, 119,
141, 142, 143, 161, 164, 165, 166, 167,
188, 190, 212, 213, 215, 236, 237, 257,
269.

Beetles, 112, 113, 143, 233, 263.

Birds, 13, 35, 54, 58, 65, 86, 108, 113,
132, 157, 159, 179, 184, 246, 276.
Borago, 165, 189, 212, 213, 214, 239.
Butterflies, 22, 143, 251, 283,
Caterpillar, 47, 70, 149, 239.
Cats, 16, 17, 23.

Charadrius pluvialis, 58, 95, 114, 188.
Chenopodium Bonus Henricus, 189, 214,
234, 238.

Chrysopa perla, 231, 237, 239.
Cleaning Shells, 190, 214.
Cowper and the Nightingale, 142, 175,
209.

Cowslips, 141, 164, 166, 190.
Cuckoo, the, 108, 138, 281.
Derivation of Foxglove, 43, 67, 69, 91,
93, 115, 118, 135, 166.

Diatoms, 22, 37, 55, 61, 140, 178, 235.
Dodder, the, 117, 118, 120.
D'Orbigny's Foraminifera, 81, 106, 155.
Dragon-fly in Town, 237, 262.

Dun Cow, Ribs of the, 23, 38, 63, 69, 94,
96.

Eggs, 92, 114, 132, 185, 191, 212, 251,
259, 283.

Embryos, Tricotyledonous, 115, 139,
145, 226.

English Plant-Names, 127, 210, 211, 227,
234.

Female Moths, Attractive Power of,
153, 174, 213.

Fish, Scales of, 92, 140, 187, 235, 279,
280.

Flies, 65, 249, 273.

Foraminifera, 9, 68, 81, 106, 155, 167,
209.

Foxglove, 43, 67, 69, 91, 93, 115, 118,
135, 166, 260.

Frog, the, 71, 119, 191, 233.

Good King Harry, 189, 214, 234, 238.
Hairs, 111, 116, 212, 235.

Hawk-moths, 114, 161, 209, 229, 232,
233, 283.

"Hoddy-doddy," 21, 70, 93, 94, 212.
Holly Berries in July, &c., 186, 210,
213, 234.

Insects, Brain of, 262.

Insects, 8, 41, 49, 64, 76, 92, 105, 118,
126, 133, 137, 164, 224, 236, 247, 255,
262.

July, Holly Berries in, 186, 210, 213,

234.

Lotus, its History and Traditions, 124,
208, 231, 272.

Manipulation, 20, 187.

Mergus albellus, 95, 110, 137.
Mosquitoes, 167, 168.

Mosses, 83, 139, 275.

Otters, 21, 54, 90, 113, 114, 137, 138,
209.

Phacelia tenacetifolia, 167, 189, 211.
Plant Names, 127, 210, 211, 227, 234,
262.

Plover, the Golden, 58, 95, 114, 188.
Podder, 91, 117, 118, 120.

Polyxenus lagarus, 187, 209.

Pygidium of Lacewing Fly, 231, 237
239.

Queen of Spain Fritillary, the, 233, 258.
Ribs of "the Dun Cow," 23, 38, 63, 69,
94, 96.

Rue and Rosemary, 39, 40, 67, 118.
"Sembling" of Moths, 153, 174, 213.
Shells, New British, 130, 138, 161, 277.
Smew, the, 95, 110, 137.

Snow Bunting, the, 71, 90, 114.
Sphinx atropos, 114, 161.

Studies from the Antique, 14, 45, 71.
Study of Natural History, 112.
Sundew, Hairs of the, 111, 212.
Titmouse, the Bearded, 65, 95.
Toad-flax, the Ivyleaved, 43, 71.
Toads devouring Bees, 117, 141, 142,
161, 164, 166.

Tricotyledonous Embryos, 115, 139,
145, 226.

Veronica Buxbaumii, 43, 91, 186.
Wasps and Bees-Do Toads eat them?
117, 141, 142, 161, 164, 166.
Wiltshire, Spur-winged Goose in, 51,

95.

Wingless Insects, 49, 105, 126, 164.
Woodpecker, Greater Spotted, 184.
Woodruff, the Sweet, 47, 69, 70, 93.
Zinc Troughs for Bees, 142, 167.
Zonites glaber, 161, 277.