Reptiles and Batrachians of the Edinburgh District. 517 
specimens, the name of the sender is given after that of the 
record; and, unless otherwise stated, the date given refers to 
the present year, 1894 :— 
Ponds on the Braid Hills, on many occasions during last 
thirty years, adults abundant from March to July or later. 
In my experience the females disappear first. Pond at The 
Bush, near Rosslyn, adults in full nuptial dress, common, 
28th March, fine male, 29th June; horse-pond between 
Rosslyn and Auchindinny, adult male, 23rd July 1893; pond 
and old quarry near Penicuik, a number of years ago, common ; 
Drumshoreland Curling-Pond, adults, 30th March; cattle- 
pond, Duntarvie near Winchburgh, and flooded quarry a little 
nearer Hopetoun, a few adults, April 18935 and April 1894; 
pond at the Craigs farm, Midcalder, large male, 7th April 
(C. Campbell); curling-pond, King’s Park, Stirling, adults, 
4th and 20th April (Messrs Kidston and M‘Lellan); near 
Callander, April (H. Miller, jun.); old quarry near Burnt- 
island, a few years ago; quarry-hole near Prestonpans ; horse- 
pond near East Linton, a number of years ago; pond near 
Dunbar, adults common, 14th April (G. Pow); etc. 
The Zoologist for April 1894 contains a paper by Mr 
Boulenger “ On the Size of the British Newts,” in which he 
gives the dimensions of the largest specimens examined by 
himself or recorded by other observers. In respect of JZ 
cristata, he gives the following measurements :— 
Male from Hampton, Middlesex, —total length 144 mm., to cloaca 77. 
Feiale ” ” ” 162 ” ”? 87. 
Male from Argenton, France, 5 AD ens + (fe 
Female . BS Hf Nae oe 9 76. 
The female from Hampton, which appears to be the 
largest on record, had thus attained the length of 63 inches. 
The largest examples I have examined were sent to me 
from Dunbar in April last by Mr G, Pow, and measured 
as follows :— 
Male, —total length 145 mm., to cloaca 75, 
Female, Pe GG " 79. 
These figures are much above the average, however, as 
will be seen from the following further measurements of 
