The love of nature's works Is an ingredient in the compound man, And, though the Almighty Maker has throughout Twins at all points—yet this obtains in all, That all discern a beauty in his works, And all can taste them: minds that have been formed And tutored, with a relish more exact, But none without some relish, none unmoved. - CowPER. PREFACE. 'THE ZOOLOGIST,' during the past year, has met with most unequivocal success. Contributions have poured in from all parts of the kingdom in a manner, I believe, wholly unprecedented in the annals of any other Natural-History Magazine: indeed, so great, so overwhelming is the supply, that I have lately been unable to publish more than half the communications I have received. In making my selection I have experienced great difficulty, and it cannot be supposed that I have given entire satisfaction. I trust, however, that correspondents whose communications remain unpublished, will consider them delayed, rather than declined. In no instance has the name of the writer exercised any influence on my choice; my aim has been to publish facts as early as possible, but to reserve histories. Thus, in birds, the occurrence of rarities, or any new observation on their migration, nidification, change of plumage, food, &c., has taken precedence of detailed accounts of their appearance and habits, provided these have been previously well ascertained, and accurately described. This course will, I trust, be considered in perfect accordance with my original design, of making 'The Zoologist' the chronicle of Natural-History facts. I have been truly gratified by the receipt of numerous letters from all parts of the United Kingdom, and from many naturalists on the Continent of Europe, expressing the most perfect cordiality with my undertaking, and entire approbation of the mode in which it is conducted. I am able to report an increased and increasing sale; both the gross sale of the year, and the average monthly sale, during 1844, greatly exceeding those of 1843. I therefore feel myself quite justified in continuing 'The Zoologist' for another year, yet scarcely so in making that addition to the quantity of letter-press and number of illustrations, which appears desirable, in order to keep pace with the increase of contributions. I am particularly unwilling to increase the price, since I consider myself pledged to continue at that originally proposed, so that no other resource exists for providing for a permanently increased outlay, but the exertions of my friends, in procuring a permanently increased sale. Circulars will shortly be issued, and placed in their hands, which will enable those whose good will I have gained, to render me most important assistance in this matter. In conclusion, I beg subscribers and contributors to receive my best and warmest thanks for their exertions in my behalf. May health and happiness be the attendants of their labours for another year, and may we then meet under circumstances still more cheering. 9, Devonshire Street, Bishopsgate, January, 1844. EDWARD NEWMAN. CONTENTS. ATKINSON, REV. JOHN, M.A. Anecdote of a hare, 420; Anecdote of Keen scent of the stoat, 490; Moor- hen, 497; Dabchick, 499; Notes on fishes, 524; Nomenclature of Bri- tish birds, 552, 553; Ringdove, 660; On the habits of the moorhen, 756; Note on the water-rail, 766; Notes on the moorhen and dabchick, 767; On the hedgehog, 791. Bees and laurel trees, 609. Black-headed gull, 577; Instinct in BARCLAY, E. E. Bullfinch breeding in confinement, 453. On the black rat, 616; Summer birds BARCLAY, J. GURNEY. Habits of the hawfinch, 569; Correc- Goatsucker, or night-hawk, 445; Nest- ing-place of the Swallow, 446; Wryneck, 449; Singular noise made by a sparrow, 452; Guinea-hen's eggs in a partridge's nest, 454; Hoopoe nesting in Surrey, 564; Torpidity in a bat, 613; Ornithology of Kent, 617; On the water-rail, 669; Trochilium Ichneumoniforme, 683; Corrections on the birds of Clytus 4-punctatus near Bristol, 476. BATES, HENRY Walter. Habits of Coleoptera, 410; Epaphius Change of colour in a fowl, 726; Kittiwake near Pontypool, 727; Sin- gular application of a spider's thread, BOLD, THOS. JOHN. Honey-buzzard, 562; Habits of a pi- BOND, FREDERICK. Edible frog in Cambridgeshire, 393 ; 491; Summer birds at Kingsbury, 650; Missel thrushes, 656; Hen changing her colour, 667; On the Osprey, &c., near the Swale, in York- BOWERBANK, J. S., F.R.S., F.G.S. BREE, REV. W. T., M.A., F.L.S. Colias Edusa, var. Helice, 472; Cap- Migration of birds in Derbyshire, 440; Badger near Melbourne, 615; On squirrel, 616; Summer birds at Melbourne, 652; Carrion crow, 656; On the rook, 656; Redwings and fieldfares, 656; Song thrush, 657; Skylark, 657; Tree pipit, 658; On the otter, 714; On the stoat, 714; Habits of the hedgehog, 714; De- parture of the redwing and fieldfare from Melbourne, 724; On the star- BROMFIELD, W. A., M.D., F.L.S. BROOKS, JOHN THOMAS. Passerine owl, 563. BROWN, WM. Black-headed gull, 455. Early arrival of the fieldfare near Go- Grey shrike at Lynn, 444; Spoonbill BURY, REV. C. A., B.A. Notes on the birds of the Isle of Wight, 516, 634; Summer birds at Annual change of plumage in a gull, 768. Long abstinence in a beetle, 612. Dovecot pigeon, 453; Colias Edusa DOUGLAS, J. W. Capturing moths with sugar, 399; DOUBLEDAY, EDWARD, F.L.S. Colias Hyale, 398; Brepha Parthe- nias and Notha, 399; Orthosia lu- 399; Observation on the greater tit, 574; Anticlea berberata at Epping, 581; Summer birds at Epping, 651. Swallow, 447; Rhymes relating to birds, 556; Owls building in trees, 563; Colour of the heron's egg, 575; Glowworm in Scotland, 612; Birds and birds' nests, 647; Anec- Effects of rain on pupæ, and captures near Manchester, 399; Lasiocampa Trifolii and Agrotis annexa, 683; Mamestra suasa, 683; Nyssia zo- naria, 683; Captures in Dunham Park, 684; Lycæna Phlæas, 734; Fauna of Shetland, 459, 551; Vora- city of Dytiscus marginalis, 701. Colias Edusa at Yarmouth, 540; Spe- cies of Agrotis, 687; Capture of a female of Lithosia muscerda, 774. Migration of birds at Yarmouth, 441; Fire-crested Regulus at Yarmouth, 451; Migration of larks, 452; Ful- Yarmouth, 491; Iceland gull at Yarmouth, 502; Nomenclature of British birds, 552; Capture of a sturgeon, 580; Departure of winter birds from Yarmouth, 654; Breed- gration of the kingfisher, 766; Mi- |