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British Museum at South Kensington. These are as 

 follows : — 



Anguis fragilis (slow-worm). 

 Aberdeen. 



Loch Tay, Perthshire. 

 Stornoway, Lewis Island. 

 Lacerta vivipara (viviparous lizard). 

 West Eoss-shire. 



PEKTH. 



" The slow-worm and the viviparous lizard are 

 found, the latter being the more common. It is 

 widely distributed throughout the county, but no- 

 where, I think, very numerous, though one may 

 sometimes see four or five in one day, while hunting 

 the southern slopes of heather-covered hills during 

 sunshine. I have only once taken the slow-worm, 

 and but rarely have one sent to the Museum. I am 

 not sure that they are so rare as might be suppo^d, 

 their habit of moving about in thick herbage having 

 much to do with their rare appearances." — Alex. 

 EoDGER, Museum, Perth. 



STIRLING. 



" The common lizard is the more numerous. The 

 slow-worm is also common, though not so often found. 

 I have not seen any slow-worms on this estate, but I 

 have in Torwood and west of Stirling, and once on 

 Kippen Moss. I think they are to be found on 



