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Cadlina repanda, A. and H. North Berwick, September 1890; 

 Boglehill rocks, Longniddry, two large and four small, 17th 

 May, 1 9 16. 



Acanthodoris pi/osa, Mull. Dunbar, several under stones at low- 

 water mark, January 1908; Boglehill rocks, numerous, varying 

 from white to dark purple black, 17th May 19 16. 



Black-headed and Common Gulls eating Turnips. 



When walking along the sea-braes near Kingsbarns on 14th 

 February 191 7, we noticed a Common Gull standing in a row of 

 turnips, which had been shawed and were lying in rows in the field, 

 it was pecking vigorously, apparently at one of the turnips. As we 

 could not make certain through our glasses that it was really the 

 turnip it was eating, one of us marked the spot while the other 

 walked up and found the freshly hollowed-out turnip and several 

 others in a like condition lying near. Two days later we saw 

 several Black-headed Gulls eating turnips which were lying in a 

 field, and on 18th February there were a lot of both species eating 

 groiuing turnips in a field near Cambo. There had been frost for 

 a considerable time and the ground was very hard. We were not 

 previously aware that these birds included turnips in their dietary. 

 Evelyn V. Baxter and Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul, Largo, Fife. 



Acanthocinus aedilis, L., and Allied Beetles on the 

 Borders. With reference to Mr McConachie's record (an tea, 191 6, 

 p. 241) of the finding of an Acanthocinus ozdilis at Lauder in July 

 last, it may be of interest to note that this fine Long-horned Beetle 

 occurs from time to time at Berwick, its presence there, as well as 

 that of some allied species, being no doubt accounted for by the 

 importation of timber from the Baltic. From time to time I used 

 to send specimens to Dr Hardy, and some of them are mentioned in 

 the History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, but from my old 

 Journals I extract the following : On 20th August 1885, a perfect 

 male "Timberman," Acanthocinus cedilis, was brought to me by 

 one of Messrs Allan Brothers' workmen, it having been caught in 

 the woodyard at Tweedmouth, when the man told me he had 

 "frequently seen others sticking out of holes in Baltic pine-logs," as 

 well as what were evidently, from his description, larvae of the same 

 species. On 5th September following, another specimen was captured 

 in the street at Spittal. Several others have occurred at Berwick. 



In August 1885, I got a specimen of Monochatnmus sutor, L, 

 at Berwick, probably another importation via the Tweed Saw- 

 Mills. George Bolam. 



