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fragments of small insects, among which a Hydrophilus was 

 distinguished ; there was also seen a specimen of Ancylus 

 fluviatilis. In one shot on Mannor Water on the 15th Au- 

 gust 1834, were remains of coleoptera, and a great quantity 

 of small stones. In the intestine of this individual was a very 

 long tapeworm. The stomach of one shot on a rivulet near 

 St Mary''s Loch, in Yarrow, on the 3d September 1832, con- 

 tained remains of shells of Lymnea peregra. In that of two 

 individuals examined in May 1836, were coleopterous insects 

 and gravel. And in one shot about the 20th November 1837 

 were remains of insects and caddisworms, with particles of 

 quartz. Although I have opened many more, I have never 

 found in them remains of fish or roe. Nor does the dung of 

 the bird when left in a place frequented by it ever present an 

 appearance similar to that of the Kingfisher. 



The sternum of this bird is represented by the subjoined 

 figures, 122 exhibiting it as viewed laterally, 123 as seen from 

 beneath. The spine is marked a e, the anterior forked process 

 6, the costal processes c c, the posterior margin d d eff, its 

 notches q a, the coracoid bones h A, the furcula /, the scapulse^y. 



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