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discovered beside them. The female seemed still as 

 bulky as before, but next day she was much thinner, 

 and my son then took from among the moss in the 

 case no less than twelve young ones. The length of 

 these was about 3 inches, colour pale yellowish, grey 

 on upper surface and sides, under surface black, and 

 a black spot on forepart of head, and another larger 

 one on occiput, with a line running backwards from it. 



" Common lizard, L. vivipara. — Two from Bavelaw 

 Moss, near Balerno, Midlothian, April 1898. Another, 

 a young very dark specimen in same locality, August 

 22, 1901. 



" In June 1895, 1 received a female from Craigburn 

 Quarry, Peeblesshire; and on April 7, 1896, another 

 from Eddleston in the same county. 



"In April and May 1896, I found this species 

 commonly about Aberfoyle, S.W. Perthshire. 



"In September 1891, I observed several at Crom- 

 dale. Strathspey, Elginshire, and, in May 1893, two or 

 three near Aviemore, Inverness. 



"In April 1894, I found it locally common in the 

 vicinity of Oban, Argyllshire. 



"In September 1900, I saw several at Elvanfoot, 

 Lanarkshire. One of these I captured alive, but not 

 before it had parted with its tail, which wriggled 

 about on the ground for a considerable time. The 

 stump bled a little, but not much. After photo- 

 graphing the animal it was set at liberty." — Wm. 

 Evans, Morningside, Edinburgh. 



