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rather less thickened apically; the hind femora have on the 

 antero-ventral surface a row of short bristles, the last three 

 being the strongest; the postero-ventral surface is bare; all 

 otherwise as postica, but rather larger. 



? . Easily separated from postica and the other equal-sized 

 species by the orbits being perceptibly shining on the upper 

 half; entirely shining black, slightly dusted; legs black, knees 

 slightly yellowish ; bristling normal. 3 J to 4 mm. 



Quite the commonest outdoor species in the group, 

 occurring everywhere. 



NOTES. 



Hedgehog in Argyll. — I am not well versed in the Mammalia 

 of Argyll, but I take it from the note in the September Scottish 

 Naturalist (p. 209) that the Hedgehog is considered rare in that 

 county. I may mention that while camping at Portavadie, Loch 

 Fyne, in August 1906, we caught a Hedgehog which made its way 

 into our marquee in search of eatables. — Charles A. Hall, 

 Meikleriggs, Paisley. 



Cuckoo reared by Rock-Pipits at Ailsa Craig. — Ascending 

 Ailsa Craig by the Castle road and traversing the flat on which this 

 ruin stands, the road (or more truly goat-track) leads over a series 

 of ledges that seem cut in turf and solid rock, and bear the name 

 of Mochrum's Steps ; on scaling these there is another flat in the 

 heart of which is a delightful little ravine where brackens and 

 bladder-campion grow luxuriantly. Resting here 500 feet above sea- 

 level (on the 14th of July last), I was attracted by a bird sitting on 

 the cliff edge, on a rock that is usually occupied by Puffins — on 

 looking through my field-glasses I saw it was a young Cuckoo 

 (Cuculus can or it s). It was only able to make short and somewhat 

 unsteady flights, and later I saw the foster-parents, viz., Rock- 

 Pipits (Anthus ooscurus), sufficient proof that it was reared on the 

 rock. Mr Thomson, principal light-keeper, tells me he hears the 

 Cuckoo's note annually on Ailsa Craig in spring, but I do not 

 know of any previous records of its having bred there. — Charles 

 Kirk, Glasgow. 



