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mention it with all reserve." — W. Johnson, Byper 

 Moor, Burnopfield. 



DURHAM (and PART OF YORKSHIRE). 



" Both the slow-worm and the viviparous lizard 

 are fairly well distributed in this district." — G. Best, 

 Darlington. 



NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. 



" I see the slow- worm fairly often and the common 

 lizard now and then, and as this is without keeping a 

 special lookout for them I should suppose that both 

 are moderately common." — E. Leonard Gill, Museum, 

 Barras Bridge, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 



XII. Lakes Province. 



CUMBERLAND. 



" The slow-worm and viviparous lizard both occur 

 in Cumberland, both being fairly common, especially 

 in the west district on the coast-line. The common 

 lizard is most frequently met with on the moorlands 

 round Seascale." — T. G. Mathe^vs, M.D., Whitehaven. 



NORTH OF ENGLAND. 



" The common lizard is plentiful in suitable dry, 

 warm localities. I have found it often in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Morecambe Bay. 



" The slow-worm is very local. It is rare in West- 

 moreland, fairly plentiful in the Appleby district, and 



