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THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST. 



A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, 



EDITED BY 



JAMES RITCHIE, M.A., D.Sc, F.R S.E., F.L.S,, 

 Keeper, National History Department, Royal Scottish Museum^ Edinburgh, 



WILLIAM EVANS, F.R.S.E. 

 Member oj the British Ornithologists' Union, 



PERCY H. GRIMSHAW; F.R.S.F., 

 Natural History Department, Royal Scottish Museum, 



This Mag-azine — founded in 1 87 1 — is de\^oted to the publication of Orig:inal Matter relating to the 

 Natural History of Scotland, and includes Papers contributing to the elucidation of the Fauna, 

 Observations on Life Histories, etc., and Notes recording the occurrence of uncommon species and 

 other useful and interestinsf facts. 



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