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THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST. 



A moktht:y magazine 



EDITED BY 



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

 Keeper. Natural History Department, Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh 



PERCY H. GRIMSFiAW. F.R.S.R., 

 NMural History Department, Royal Scottish Museum 



This Mag^azine — founded in 1871 — is devoted to the publication of Original Matter relating to the 

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

 Observations on Lif-i Histories, etc., and Notes recordinij tiie occurrence of uncorataon speciod and 

 other useful and interesting facts. 



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