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has been done in this group in Scotland. Mr. Evans has 

 published in the "Annals" (July 1904 to October 1906) two 

 short papers and a note dealing exclusively with the Forth 

 areas. There are also other scattered records, particularly 

 in Mr. Rothschild's papers. 



PULEX IRRITANS, L. 9, Dennistouii Public Library, Glasgow, 22, 

 x. '06 (R. G.). 



CERATOPHYLLUS FASCIATUS, Bosc. 3 $ $ , on M. sylvaticus-fridari- 

 ensis. Fair Isle, Shetland, ix. '06. N. B. Kinnear. $ and 

 14 9 9 on -^ decumanus, Edinburgh, 4, x. '06. D. MacRae. 



C. PENICILLIGER, Grube. 13 $ $ and 32 99 on M. orcadensis, 

 nr. Stromness, Orkneys, summer '07. Geo. Ellison. 



C. WALKERI, Rothsch. 2 9 9 on M. amphibius, Whiteadder, Abbey- 

 St.-Bathans, Berwickshire, 16, v. '08. J. Lawrence. 



C. GALLING, Schrk. From the following nests: 9> Ruticilla 

 phoenicurus, Gorebridge, 17, vii. '06. This example was bred 

 months later. 2 9 9 , T. mem la, nr. Colinton, 15, iv. '07. 



9, Sturnus vulgaris, Aberdour, Fifeshire, 20, iv. '07. $, 

 Accentor modularis, Quixwood, Grant's House, Berwickshire, 



14, v. '07. $ and 9j Phasianus colchicus, Cowdenbeath, 

 Fifeshire, 10, vi. '07. 9> Anthus pratensis, Cowdenbeath, 



10, vi. '07. 9, T. mentla, Edinburgh, 12, v. '08. 59 9> 

 S. vulgaris, Edinburgh, 12, v. '08. Common at Kennetpans 

 (nr. Kincardine-on- Forth, Clackmannanshire), S-io, viii. '08. 

 M. lugubris, P. domesticus, P. cant lens. A 9 also occurred 

 among dead leaves in the orchard at the same place. Abundant, 

 P. domesticus, Wilberlea, St. Andrews, Fifeshire, 18, viii. '08. 

 P. domesticus, Coldingham, Berwickshire, 25, ix. '08. 200-300 

 collected by Mr. J. F. Cormack. 



C. FRINGILL^E, Wlk. A correction. In " A.S.N.H.,"i9o6, p. 213, 

 there were recorded under this name several specimens from 

 Colinton and a single $ taken at Gorebridge. Later these 

 fleas seemed referable rather to C. gallintz, and, after they had 

 been re-examined at Tring, this change was confirmed. 



C. GAREI, Rothsch. c? and 399, Gallinula chloropus, on the 

 Eye, nr. Grant's House, 14, v. '07. 



C. FARRENI, Rothsch. 9 $ $ , 29 9 9 , C. urbica, Kennetpans, nr. 

 Kincardine-on-Forth, 10, viii. '08. It is still abundant in its 

 first Scottish locality nr. Coldingham, Mr. J. F. Cormack took 

 over 70 there in August 1908. He was fortunate also in 

 securing from the nests of C. urbica, of which he examined a 

 large number recently flown, no fewer than 40 puparia and 

 2 imagines of Stenopteryx hirundinus, Leach. 



