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THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST, 
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, 
EDITED BY 
WM. EAGLE CLARKE. F.R.S.E., F.L.S., 
Keeper, Natural History Department, Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. 
WILLIAM EVANS, F.R.vS.E., 
Member of the British Ornithologists'' Union , 
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Natural History Department, Royal Scottish Museum, 
This Mas^azine— founded in 1871—18 devoted to tbe publication of Original 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 txseful and interesting facts. 
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