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THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST. 



A MONTHT.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. GRIMSHAW, F.R.S.E., 

 Natural History Department, Royal Scottish Museum, 



This Magazine — founded in 1871^s devoted to the publication of Origrinal 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 tlie occurrence of uncommon species and 

 other useiul and interesting facts. 



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