EDITORIAL NOTE. 



Seven years have passed since the day when, with an audacity that 

 astonished no one more than themselves, the members of the Perthshire 

 Society of Natural Science determined to publish the transactions of their 

 Society in the form of a quarterly magazine — * The Scottish Naturalist.' 

 Thanks to the favour with which many kind friends in all parts of the 

 country welcomed the new-comer, it soon ceased to be merely the represen- 

 tative of one society only, and it was found expedient to drop the second 

 part of the title — ' Journal of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science.' 



The management of the Magazine still remained in the hands of the 

 Society, which carried it with more or less success, notwithstanding the 

 difficulties which must attend publication by those not in " the trade." 



Latterly, however, the council of the Society has come to the conclusion that, 

 in the hands of a skilled publisher, the Magazine might be capable of further 

 development; and it is therefore with mach satisfaction that we are able to 

 announce that arrangements have been made with Messrs Blackwood & Sons, 

 whereby they will in future publish the * Scottish Naturalist.' 



May we hope that under the new arrangement not only will all old friends 

 continue their kind support, but that they will be joined by many new ones 

 both at home and abroad. 



That the contributions to our columns are duly appreciated seems evi- 

 dent, from the fact that there is a constant demand for the back numbers, 

 not only in Scotland, but from England and the continent of Europe. 

 Under these circumstances we have determined to relax to a certain degree 

 the stringency of the rule whereby localised articles in the Magazine were 

 confined to Scottish Natural History; and, while still continuing to give the 

 latter the pre-eminence, to admit, when space permits, notices of the Fauna 

 and Flora of other countries. 



THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST. 



A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



Annual Subscription, strictly payable in advance, 4s. post free. Single numbers, is. 2d. 



Articles and communications for the Magazine should be sent to the Editor (Dr F. 

 Buchanan White, Perth) at least a month before the date of publication of each number. 



Orders for copies, subscriptions, &c., should be sent to the Publishers, from whom also 

 the back numbers may be had. 



Authors desiring copies of their communications can obtain them at the following 



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