The Scottish Naturalist. 205 



Osprey (Pandion haliaetus).— A very fine specimen (a female) of this 

 bird was shot on the Tweed, in front of Floors Castle, on the 24th of May 

 last, It was 23^ inches in length, 5 feet 5 inches from tip to tip of wings, 

 and weighed 3^ lb. — Andrew Brotherston, Kelso. 



Variety of Hedge-Sparrow. — I had lately a very peculiarly coloured 

 Hedge- Sparrow (which was found dead at Bowhill, September 16, 1873), 

 The under parts were white, with a few spots on the breast, and all the upper 

 side (except the tail, which was of the usual colour, ) was light coloured. — 

 Id. 



A Spotted Crake was shot at Greenknowe, on Oct. 18, 1873. — Id, 



A LIST OP THE SCOTTISH LAND AND FKESH-WATER 

 MOLLUSOA, WITH HINTS ON COLLECTING. 



By F. BUCHANAN WHITE, M.D., F.L.S. 

 ( Continued from p. 269. ) 



Pupa cylindracea Da Costa. — A very common species on 

 rocks, walls, in moss, &c.j in the lowlands, but not so common 

 in the higher districts. 



P. ringens Jeffreys ; (anglica Fer.). — This must be considered 

 a very local and often scarce species, though it occurs in several 

 places between Ross-shire and Kirkcudbrightshire. In my ex- 

 perience this species frequents damp ground beside little streams, 

 where it may be found among decaying leaves, &c. 



Vertigo antivertigo Drap. — Is said to occur from the Moray 

 Frith southwards, in marshy places. I do not think that it is 

 universally distributed, though common where it does occur, as, 

 e.g., in a marshy place near Perth, where by lifting dead leaves 

 I once found many specimens. 



V. pygmcea Drap. — This is said to be also -widely distributed, 

 but I have never found it. Like the last, it is said to be fond 

 of wet places, and a good way to find it is to place a log of 

 wood on the wet grass at night, and examine it in the morning. 

 In East Lothian it has been found at an elevation of 1200 feet. 

 I do not remember at present of any record of V. alpestris Aid. 

 having been found in Scotland, but as it is chiefly found in 

 the north of England, in Britain, it should occur on some of the 

 hills of the south of Scotland. 



V. substriata Jeffreys — Is, I believe, generally considered 

 rather a scarce species, but in northern Scotland at least it 



