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Mr Eagle Clarke informs me that an entry in “ The 
University Museum Register’ shows that the specimen 
stuffed in the Museum of Science and Art was cast ashore 
at Portobello in the “ year 1833-1834”; and it would appear, 
from Flower’s List of Cetacea in the British Museum (p. 27), 
that the skeletons and skull in the national collection were 
purchased in 1866. The skull figured in the supplement to 
Gray’s Catalogue (p. 73) is one of these specimens. 
The Bottle-nosed Dolphin, though apparently only an 
irregular visitant to our waters, is probably less rare than 
has generally been supposed, and I think I may venture to 
predict that the capture and identification of fresh examples 
is only a question of time. 
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS CONSULTED. 
Borcr, Hector. Description of Scotland—contained in 
Hollinshead’s “ Scottish Chronicle,” 1570. 
SIBBALD, Sir Rost. “Scotia Illustrata, sive Prodromus 
historiz naturalis,’ 1684. 
“ Phalainologia nova, sive observationes de rarioribus 
quibusdam Baleenis in Scotiz littus nuper ejectis,’ 1692. 
“History of Fife and Kinross,” 1710; and ed. 1803. 
PeNNECUIK, Dr ALEX. “ Description of Tweeddale,” 1715; 
also new ed., 1815, containing list of animals, evidently 
by Patrick Neill. 
Watker, Rev. Jonn. “Mammalia Scotica,” probably written 
between 1764 and 1774—contained in vol. of ‘“ Essays 
on Natural History and Rural Economy,” 1808. 
PENNANT, THos. Sketch of Caledonian Zoology—prefixed to 
“ Lightfoot’s Flora Scotica,’ 2nd ed., 1792. 
“ British Zoology,” ed. 1812. 
(Old) “ Statistical Account of Scotland”—Sir John Sinclair's 
—1791-1799. 
Scots Magazine for years 1807 to 1817—containing monthly 
Memoranda in Natural History, by Patrick Neill. 
Wernerian Society's Memoirs, 1808-1837. 
Royal Society of Edinburgh, Transactions and Proceedings 
of, various years—containing papers by Dr Knox, Sir 
William Turner, and others, 
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