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"Slow-worm, A. fragilis. — In 1897 a slow-worm 

 was captured in East Princes Street Gardens, Edin- 

 burgh, and is recorded in the Annual Report of the 

 Museum of Science and Art for that year. 



"On April 11, 1901, my son, Mr. W. Edgar Evans, 

 saw a party of youths kill one on the south side of 

 Blackford Hill, Edinburgh. 



"On August 20, 1894, I received a male from 

 Doune, S.W. Perthshire. 



" In April 1896, 1 found the slow-worm to be fairly 

 common around Aberf oyle, on the confines of the counties 

 of Perth and Stirling. On April 19, one was observed 

 basking in the sun along with three adders on a bank 

 near Loch Ard, Aberfoyle. So closely were they all 

 huddled together and mixed up before being disturbed 

 by me, that little more than the head of the slow- 

 worm could be made out. I secured one of the 

 adders, and then tried to capture the slow-worm, but 

 it escaped minus its tail. 



" In May 1897, 1 again met with a few slow- worms 

 about Aberfoyle. 



"On September 11, 1897, one was captured at 

 Denny, Stirlingshire, and taken to Mr. Harvie-Brown. 



"In May 1893, I came upon one at Loch Vaa, 

 near Aviemore, Inverness-shire. 



" In July 1901, two adult slow-worms, a male and 

 a female— the latter 15 inches long — were brought 

 to me from Loch Awe, Argyllshire. They were put 

 into a fern case, and on July 29 two young ones were 



