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Botanical Exchange Club of the British Isles Report for 

 1894, by Rev. Wm. R. Linton, M.A. There are comparatively few 

 notes on Scottish plants. These are as follows : Caltha radicals, 

 Forst. Mr. Druce contributes a note on examples found by him near 

 Little Loch Broom, in West Ross. He considers this to be only a 

 marked variety of C. palustris. Draba incana, L., from Cnochan 

 Rocks, West Ross ; Cochlearia micacea, E. S. Marshall, from Unst ; 

 C. officinalis, L., var. (? C. pyrenaica, DC.), from Ben Creachan, 

 Argyle, at 2800 feet ; Rubus grains, Focke, near Obe, South Harris ; 

 Alchemillavulgaris, L., vars. alpestris (Schmidt) and filicaulis (Buser), 

 form Moffat ; Hieracium Schmidtii, Tausch, from Harris ; H. 

 Schmidtii, Tausch, var. crinigeriini, Fries, from Harris and Ben- 

 becula ; H. cakdonicum, F. J. H., from Harris ; H. Oreades, Fr., var. 

 subglabruin, F. J. H., from North Uist ; H. scoticum, F. J. H., from 

 Barra. 



CURRENT LITERATURE. 



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

 tory which have appeared during the Quarter October-December 1895. 



[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. 



THE LONG-TAILED FIELD MOUSE OF THE OUTER HEBRIDES : A 

 PROPOSED NEW SPECIES. By W. E. de Winton. Zoologist (3), vol. 

 xix. pp. 369-371 (October 1895), and p. 426 (November 1895).- 

 Described under the name of Mus hebridensis, and afterwards altered 

 to Mus sylvaticus hebridensis. 



THE FIELD MOUSE OF THE OUTER HEBRIDES. J. Steele Elliott. 

 Zoologist (3), vol. xix. p. 426 (November 1895). Claims priority in 

 description over Mr. de Winton. 



DISTRIBUTION OF THE ALPINE HARE IN SOUTH-WEST SCOTLAND. 

 Robert Service. Zoologist (3), vol. xix. p. 375 (October 1895). 



THE AVIFAUNA OF BUCHAN. By Rev. W. Serle, M.A., B.D. 

 Trans. Buchan Field Club, 1895. A useful annotated list, compris- 

 ing 183 species, and introductory remarks. 



THE DISTRIBUTION OF BIRDS INCLUDED IN THE AVIFAUNA OF 

 PERTHSHIRE. By Lieut, -Col. Campbell. Trans, and Proc. Perth- 

 shire Soc. Nat. Sci., vol. ii. pt. Hi. (1894-95), pp. 101-119. 



THE MARSH TIT IN SCOTLAND. By J. A. Harvie-Brown. 

 Trans, and Proc. Perthshire Soc. Nat. Sci., vol. ii. pt. iii. (1894-95), 

 pp. 97-100. 



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