CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



Habits of the Fox. By A. S. Moffat, Esq 71 



Rare Animals, etc., occurring in Aberbeen shire. By J, Longmuir, 



Esq., Jun 73 



The House Sparrow. By J. Mc'Intosh, Esq 74 



A few Remarks on the Woodcock. By the Rev. R. A.Julian 77 



A Notice of some of the Birds occurring near Richmond, Yorkshire. 



By H. Smurthwaite, Esq 80 



Some Account of the Coleoptera round Exeter. By Mr. E, Pakfitt, S3 

 Notes on Land and Fresh-water IMollusca. By J. W. Watson, Esq. 85 

 Miscrllaneous Notices. — Common Rat. Curious conduct of the Hooded 



Crow. Nutcracker. Great Gray Shrike. Black Grouse. Greenshank. 



Pectoral Sandpiper. The Pink-footed Goose. Little Auk. The 



Nightjar, or Fern Owl. Snow Bunting 88 



Proceedings of Societies. — Yorkshire Naturalists' Club. Alnwick 



Botanical Society. Natural History Society of Glasgow 81) 



The Retrospect 93 



The Querist 94 



NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Communications have been received, up to April 18tli., from S. Hannaford, 

 Esq., Jun.; — R. Gray, Esq.; — W. Webster, Esq.; — W. Felkin, Esq. 



Contributions have been received, up to April 18th., from H. C. Stuakt, Esq. ; 

 — Mr. E. Parfitt; — Mr. T. Edward; — J. Mc'Intosh, Esq.; — Rev. G. Sowden; 

 — Rev. R. p. Alington, — Mr. C. Jackson; — J. Longmuir, Esq., Jun.; — 

 Rev. R. a. Julian; — H. Smurthwaite, Esq.; — L. Shields, Esq.; — G. Hodge, 

 Esq.; — C. M. O.; — T. Kirkham, Esq.; — J. H. Davies, Esq.;— C. H. Dashwood, 

 Esq.; — S. Stone, Esq.; — Miss I. Gifford. 



W. Webster, Esq. — A work such as j-ou allude to, would be extremely useful, and is at 

 present a desideratum. We fear no publisher could be found who would risk the expense of 

 bringing out such a book. 



We beg to call the attention of our readers to "A Practical Naturalist's Exhibition, in the 

 Victoria Gardens, Bury, Lancashire," which will take place in the present month, (April.) 

 nie exhibition will consist of specimens of pi'eserved Quadrupeds, Birds, Ecptiles. Insects, 

 Shells, etc. ; also of live Birds. These will be sent by all the practical Naturalists of the 

 district, about eighty of whom met at Bury in December, to arrange the preliminaries. A 

 small sum will be charged for admi.ssion; and any surplus, after paying the expenses, will 

 be divided among the exhibitors, wlio are all, we believe, mechanics. We shall be glad to 

 hear that the exhibition proves successful. Jlr. G. Booth, of Bolton Street, Bury, occupied 

 the chair at the preliminary meeting. 



Communications, Drau-ings, Jdvcrti.semeiits, etc., to be ttddre.tfird to BEVERLEY 7?. MOTiEIS, 

 Esq., M.I)., Driffield ;— Books for Review, and Parcels, to the care of Messrs. GROOMBRIDGE 

 and SONS, 6, ratcrnostcr Row. London. 



