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C. Channel Islands. 

 The only point that need be mentioned here is that 

 the green lizard and the wall lizard occur in these 

 islands as truly indigenous species. They should not 

 be included in the fauna of any of the provinces of 

 the mainland. 



Scotland. 



The author has found both the slow-worm and the 

 common lizard to be somewhat rare in the East Low- 

 lands Province, certainly neither species is anywhere 

 as common as in some of the English localities named. 

 In the North Highlands Province he found the slow- 

 worm rare, and the common lizard fairly common. 

 Indeed, the latter may possibly be very common in 

 the heather, since ten specimens were seen in as many 

 days, and the colour protection of this species is so 

 perfect that it may easily be much more common than 

 is recognised. 



There is no authentic record of the occurrence 

 of the sand lizard in Scotland, though it has been 

 reported. The specimen reported in The Field (July 

 11, 1903) as having been swallowed by an adder, was 

 on more careful examination found to be the common 

 lizard. (See The Field, July 18, 1903.) 



Ireland. 

 The statement that there are no reptiles in Ireland, 

 though frequently made, is inaccurate, since the 



