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6o The Field Naturalist's Quarterly November 



R. I. S., Worcester. 



The stoat has, as a rule, five or six young ones, born in the spring. 

 Rarely there are eight in a litter, and Mr. E. Blagg once took as many 

 as ten. Its distribution extends to the Hebrides. 



R. E. W., Perth. 



Paramcecium may be obtained with certainty in an infusion of hay, 

 or from water which has flowers in it for some days. See article on the 

 " Protozoa" in our last issue. 



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