The Annals 



of 



Scottish Natural History 



No. 80] 1911 [OCTOBER 



TO OUR READERS. 



WITH the present number the " Annals " completes its 

 twentieth volume. Such an event presents a suitable 

 opportunity for instituting such changes as the experience 

 gained during the past seems to suggest. In the first place, 

 Mr. Harvie-Brown, who, besides being an Editor, is the 

 present proprietor of the magazine, feels that he should be 

 relieved of certain of his responsibilities. Secondly, in the 

 present age of specialisation it appears to be no longer 

 desirable to combine the sciences of Zoology and Botany 

 within the covers of one journal. And further, it is thought 

 that a monthly issue instead of a quarterly would be likely 

 to stimulate the interest of our readers and would lead to a 

 more frequent and rapid publication of important informa- 

 tion. The changes thus involved have been decided upon, 

 and, commencing with the 1st January next, the journal will 

 appear monthly under the title of " The Annals of Scottish 

 Natural History (Zoology)." 



The magazine has been acquired by Messrs. Oliver and 

 Boycl, of Edinburgh (Messrs. Gurney and Jackson, London), 

 and will in future be edited by Messrs. W. Eagle Clarke, 

 William Evans, and Percy H. Grimshaw, with the assistance 

 of Mr. J. A. Harvie-Brown, Misses E. V. Baxter and L. J. 

 Rintoul, and Messrs. Hugh S. Gladstone, James Ritchie, and 

 A. Landsborough Thomson. 



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