58 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



older. Sativa appears to be an almost ubiquitous weed of agri- 

 cultural ground in Scotland ; but of the distribution of vulgaris in 

 the country so much less is known that any information will be 

 welcome. JAMES W. H. TRAIL. 



CURRENT LITERATURE. 



The Titles and Purport of Papers and Notes relating to Scottish Natural His- 

 tory which have appeared during the Quarter October-December 1899. 



[The Editors desire assistance to enable them to make this Section as complete as 

 possible. Contributions on the lines indicated will be most acceptable and 

 will bear the initials of the Contributor. The Editors will have access to the 

 sources of information undermentioned.] 



ZOOLOGY. 



ON THE PROTECTION OF WILD BIRDS IN PERTHSHIRE. By Col. 

 Campbell. Trans. Perthshire Soc. Nat. Science, vol. iii. part i. 

 (1898-99), pp. 18-25. 



SOLITARY SNIPE IN KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE. A. E. W. The 

 Field, 2ist October 1899, p. 667. Young bird killed near Castle- 

 Douglas. 



A WHITE CURLEW. By C. Boyd. The Field, 2 ist October 1899, 

 p. 667, and 28th October 1899. p. 708. Specimen said to have 

 occurred on the shore of Dornoch Firth. 



OPAH (LAMPRIS LUNA) OFF SCOTLAND. By F. W. Frohawk. The 

 Field, 2ist October 1899, p. 668. Particulars given of a specimen 

 caught off Rockall on 7th September last. 



LEPIDOPTERA IN MORAY. By Henry H. Brown. Entomologist, 

 vol. xxxii. p. 279 (November 1899). Refers to Pyrameis atalanta, 

 Lycsena phlreas, Manduca (Acherontia) atropos, Phlegethontius 

 (Sphinx) convolvuli, and Macroglossa stellatarum. 



ANERASTIA LOTELLA, HE., AND CRAMBUS LATISTRIUS, Hw., ETC., 

 IN THE WEST OF SCOTLAND. By A. A. Dalglish. Entomologist, vol. 

 xxxii. p. 306 (December 1899). 



LlTHOCOLLETIS CONCOMITELLA, SP. N., AND ITS NEAREST ALLIES. 



By Eustace R. Bankes, M.A., F.E.S. Ent. Mo. Mag. (2), vol. x. 

 pp. 241-255 and 284-288 (October-December 1899). Numerous 

 references are given to Scottish localities. 



COLEOPTERA AT BOATOF GARTEN, STRATHSPEY, INVERNESS-SHIRE. 



By Professor T. Hudson Beare, B.Sc., F.R.S.E. Ent. Mo. Mag. 

 (2), vol. x. pp. 267-268 (November 1899). 



QUEDIUS TRISTIS, GRAY., IN SCOTLAND. By William Evans. 

 Ent. Record, vol. xi. p. 338 (December 1899). Refers to note by 



