CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



The Domestic Cat. By Jamks Bckymgeoxtr^ Esq 215 



A Glance at the Feathered Residents in, and Visitants to, the grounds 

 of Terrick House; with a few remarks, from personal observation, 



upon their habits and peculiarities. By S. Stone, Esq 216 



The Gray Heron. By Henry Moses, Esq., M. D 223 



Ornithological Notes. By G. B. Clauke, Esq 224 



Occurrence and Capture of a few Rarae Aves and Pisces at Fraserbrough, 



Aberdeenshire. By Mr, T. Edward 22r> 



Notice of some Insects occurring in Hainault Forest. By George 



Stockby, Esq 227 



Airy Holme Wood, as a locality for Land Shells. By J. W. Watson, 



Esq 228 



Contributions to the Ichthyology of Banffshire. 'By W 230 



Notes on the Star-Fishes found in the Moray Frith, at Macduff, near 



Banff. By W 231 



Miscellaneous Notices. — Notes on Eggs. Attack of a Magpie's nest 

 by Crows. Note on a Sandpiper. Occurrence of the Nightingale 

 near Barnslcy. The Dotterel at Brighton. Occurrence of Pied Rookj?. 

 The Mountain Finch. The Skylark. Note on a Willow Wren. 

 Is it a Ghost? The Greater Spotted Woodpecker. The Reed 

 Warbler. Luminosity of a Snake. The Phalacrocorax graculus. 

 The Liparis vulgaris. Zylopbaga dorsalis. Limosa melanura. Phala- 

 ropus hyperboreus. Physalia pelagica. Entomological captures near 

 Cartmel. The Small White Butterfly. The Wolf-Fish. Note on 

 the Nemophila. Second budding of Deciduous Trees. Tlse Haw- 

 thorn. Possible source of flillacy in the formation of a lociil Fauna. 

 Note on Honey-dew 233 



The Querist 238 



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