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young students and scholars, and are specially intended for the pupils 

 of public schools, colleges, &c, which have natural history and other 

 societies for their scholars. Competitors must send their essays in their 

 own handwriting, together with a statement from their head-master or 

 clergyman certifying the essay to be the original and unaided work of a 

 competitor under nineteen years of age. Essays should not exceed 1000 

 words, but may be as short as desired. In awarding the prizes, the 

 Editor, whose decision is final, will take into account both the accuracy 

 of the matter and its arrangement. The result of the competitions will 

 be announced in the following quarter's issue. The successful com- 

 petitor must then select his or her prize from those offered, and inform 

 the Editor at once where the prize is to be sent to. 



The Editor reserves the right to publish any of the essays sent in. 



Note. — The subject for the next quarterly competition is, " The 

 Function of Flowers in the Plant World." 



Competing essays (with statement of age and originality) must reach 

 the Editor of the 'Field Naturalist's Quarterly,' 17 Hartington Place, 

 Edinburgh, on or before July 25, 1903. Envelopes to be marked 

 " Competition Essay." The prizes will be announced in the next issue 

 of this journal. First prize, any two of the following books ; second 

 prize, any one of them : — 



School of the Woods (Long). 

 Beasts of the Field (Long). 

 Fowls of the Air (Long). 

 British Vertebrates (Aflalo). 

 A Year with Nature (Westell). 

 Fauna of Shropshire (Forrest). 

 British Serpents (Leighton). 

 The Vivarium (Bateman). 

 Open-Air Studies, Geology (Cole). 

 Nature Studies, Botany (Scott Elliot). 

 Norfolk Broads and Rivers (Davies). 

 Photography for Naturalists (English). 

 Field Naturalist's Handbook (Wood). 

 &c. , &c, &c. 



Notices. 



To Contributors and Correspondents. 



All articles and other communications (typewritten if possible) intended 

 for publication, and all books, Transactions, papers, &c, for review or 

 other notice, should be sent to the Editor, 'Field Naturalist's Quarterly,' 

 17 Hartington Place, Edinburgh. 



Business communications should be addressed to the Manager at 45 

 George Street, Edinburgh. 



