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I.—On the conjugation of Cocconeis, Cymbella and Amphora; together with some remarks on Amphiphora alata (?), Kg
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 1
II.—Description of a new species of Clausilia from the neighbourhood of Cheltenham
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 10
III.—Memoir on the Indian species of Shrews. With Notes by Robert F. Tomes, Esq
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 11
IV.—On the mechanism of aquatic respiration and on the structure of the organs of breathing in invertebrate animals
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 28
V.—On the Origin of the geographical distribution of Crustacea
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 42
VI.—On Anthracosia, a Fossil Genus of the Family Unionidæ
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 51
VII.—On the genus Assiminia
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 57
Recherches sur les Crinoides du Terrain Carbonifère de la Belgique Par L. de Koninck et H. le Hon. Bruxelles. 1854
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 58
A lecture on the geological history of Newbury, Berks
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 60
Botanical Society of Edinburgh
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 74
Observations on the blistering beetles of the neighbourhood of Montevideo
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 75
Unusual dearth of algæ in 1855
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 76
New species of mammals and birds
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 77
Description of a new bird from Guatemala, forming the type of a new genus
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 78
The late Mr. Newport
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 79
VIII.—Notes on the Palœozoic Bivalved Entomostraca. No. III. Some species of Leperditia
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 81
IX.—Further observations on the development of gonidia (?) from the cell-contents of the Characeæ, and on the circulation of the mucus-substance of the cell
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 101
X.—Amended description of the genus Scaphula, Benson, a freshwater form of the Arcacea; with characters of a new species from Tenasserim
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 127
XI.—Description of Tanystoma tubiferum, a Burmese form related to the genus Anostoma of Lamarck
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 129
XIII.—On the mechanism of aquatic respiration and on the structure of the organs of breathing in invertebrate animals
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 142
XIV.—On the marine Testacea of the Piedmontese coast
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 155
XV.—Notes on the review of G. R. Gray's "Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds" in the December number of the ‘Annals’
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 189
A popular history of palms and their allies. By Berthold Seemann, Ph.D. &c. London: Reeve. 1856
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 194
Museum of economic botany, or a popular guide to the museum of the royal gardens of Kew. By Sir W. J. Hooker, Director. Longman & Co. 1855
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 196
A handbook to the marine aquarium. By P. H. Gosse. London: Van Voorst. 1855. 12mo
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 197
Popular geography of plants, or a botanical excursion round the world. By E. M. C. Edited by C. Daubeny, M.D. &c. London: Reeve. 1855
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 198
The flowering plants and ferns of Great Britain: an attempt to classify them according to their geognostic relations. By J. G. Baker. London. 1855
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 199
Botanical Society of Edinburgh
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 205
Notes on the Marine Fauna of Weymouth
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 206
Meteorological observations for DEC. 1855
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 207
XVII.—Characters of seventeen new forms of the Cyclostomacea from the British provinces of Burmah, collected by W. Theobald, jun., Esq
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 225
Descriptions of three newly discovered species of Araneida
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 233
XX.—On the mechanism of aquatic respiration and on the structure of the organs of breathing in invertebrate animals
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 247
Bibliographical notices
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 272
Zoological Society
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 279
Botanical Society of Edinburgh
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 283
On the earliest stages in the development of Pelagia noctiluca
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 285
Description of a new species of Swift
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 286
XXIV.—On the theory of the fecundation of the Ovum
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 289
XXVI.—Note on the genus Scissurella
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 319
XXVII.—On the house ant of Madeira Translated from the original by R.T. Lowe, M.A
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 322
XXIX.—Remarks on the genera Tanystoma, Nematura, and Anaulus
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 342
XXX.—New researches in vegetable embryogeny
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 343
XXXI.—On the Tracheal System of Insects
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 347
Bibliographical notices
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 348
Bombay Branch Royal Asiatic Society
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 356
Zoological Society
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 360
Zoological Society
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 362
On the mode in which the Tachinæ escape from their Pupa-cases and from closed situations in which they often occur
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 365
On the apparent absence of a nervous system in the Nemoptera lusitanica
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 366
Meteorological observations for Feb. 1856
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 367
XXXIII.—List of the Mollusca observed between Drontheim and the North Cape
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 378
XXXIV.—Some account of an infant "Orang-Utan"
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 386
XXXV.—On the theory of the fecundation of the ovum
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 390
XXXVI.—Another note on Scissurella
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 401
XXXVII.—On the occurrence of the fossil genus Conoteuthis, D'Orb., in England
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 402
XXXVIII.—On the development of the freshwater sponges
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 403
XXXIX.—On the development of the Chitons
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 413
A monograph of the British Hieracia. By James Backhouse, Jun. 8vo. York, 1856
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 418
A rearrangement of the nomenclature and synonymy of those species of British Coleoptera which are comprised under the sections Geodephaga, Hydradephaga, and part of Philhydrida, being the first portion of a general British Catalogue. By J. F. Dawson, LL.B
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 419
Zoological Society
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 424
Geological Society
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 440
The British Museum—its Catalogues and accessions in Zoology
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 441
Note on the development of the Lampreys
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 443
Clausilia mortilleti
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 446
Meteorological observations for March 1856
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 447
On the British Diastylidae
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 449
XLII.—Description of a new species of Sphærium found near London
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 465
XLIII.—Descriptions of eight new species of birds from South America
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 466
XLIV.—On Scissurella and Schismope
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 470
XLV.—On the Orang-Utan or Mias of Borneo
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 471
XLVI.—On Prof. Huxley's attempted refutation of Cuvier's Laws of Correlation, in the reconstruction of extinct vertebrate forms
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 476
XLVII.—Descriptions of three new species of Paludomus from Burmah, and of some forms of Stenothyra (Nematura) from Penang, Mergui, &c
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 494
XLVIII.—On the minute structure of certain Brachiopod shells; and on vegetable cell-formation
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 502
Bibliographical notices
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 507
Proceedings of Learned Societies
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 510
Botanical Society of Edinburgh
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 519
On the influence of the soil on the distribution of plants. Communicated by Count Marschall
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 520
Note on the freshwater dolphins of South America
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 521
Meteorological observations for April 1856
Ser 2, Vol 17, Page 522

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The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology

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1856

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