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damp situations, and mine avoided the water-basin 

 kept in their cage. 



" The viviparous lizard occurs locally in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Birkenhead and Liverpool, also at Weston, 

 where they are known as ' Swifts.' Unlike the sand 

 lizard, I have repeatedly seen this lizard dip its 

 tongue in water, and altogether it seems to have less 

 antipathy to moisture than the preceding species. 



" The slow - worm is common in the midland 

 counties, and is reported to have been found locally 

 in the Frodsham district. It is not uncommon in 

 Mid- Cheshire, and is often found by the platelayers 

 on the railway between Knutsford and Chester." — 

 LiNN^us Greening, Warrington. (Extract from a 

 paper read before the Warrington Field Club, 1885.) 



[During the month of July 1903 I received six 

 sand lizards and one viviparous lizard from the South- 

 port sandhills, which were captured by Mr. W. R. W. 

 Wakefield. This seems to point to the conclusion 

 that the viviparous lizard is much rarer than the sand 

 lizard in this district. The slow-worm is uncommon. 

 — Author.} 



cheshire. 



" I have seen a few examples of the slow-worm 

 in Cheshire, but it is not common. It is, however, 

 common at Colwyn Bay and the surrounding district. 

 The common viviparous lizard I have frequently seen 

 in the hilly and heather-covered parts of Cheshire, 

 also near Mold, and on the coast of Anglesey. At 



