CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



Rare Birds' Nests. By 0. S. Round, Esq 193 



A Fourth Medley. By W 194 



On the Scarcity of Birds in certain Districts. By Thos. Fuller, 



Esq 196 



A Visit to Braemar in 1855. By W. Sutherland, Esq 200 



Botanical Notes. By W. Sutherland, Esq 204 



Three Days in the Falkland Islands. By J. S. Walker, Esq. ... 209 



Minute Skenea, (with Engraving.) By W. Webster, Esq 212 



Systema Naturaj. By The Editor 213 



Miscellaneous Notices. — Callimorpha Hera a British Insect. Cap- 

 ture of Birds in Brunswick Square, Brighton. Singular treat- 

 ment of a Fly by a Wasp 215 



The Querist. — The Great Crested Grebe 216 



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