510 The Zoologist — December, 186G. 



worms from the throat of the snipe, and have caught salmon with fish, 

 flies and grubs (wlien a boy), I tliink 1 may be paidoued for doubting 

 that it is by suction these creatures live. 



Harry Blare-Knox. 

 Dalkey, Co. Dublin, August 11, 1866. 



P.S. Since writing this paper I have found in several herrings 

 small shrimps. — H. B.-K. 



A large Specimen of the Broadnosecl Eeel.— On the 17th of August a very fine 

 exauiple of the broadnosed eel {Anguilla Intiroslris) passed into my hands for 

 preservation: it was netted the day previously in the River Bure, at Horning. It 

 weighed just 7j lbs., and measured 3 feet 8 inches in length from the tip of its nose 

 to the tip of its tail, and 10 inches in girth (thickest part). This is the largest example 

 of this species that I have ever seen or heard of. Mr. Yarrell, in his ' History of 

 British Fishes' (vol. i. p. 299), observes that the greatest weight he had known an 

 example of this species to attain did not exceed 5 fbs. The sharpnosed eel, however, 

 has been known to attain a great size. Mr. Yarrell mentions two examples taken in 

 a fen-dyke at Wisbeach, that together weighed 50 lbs, one 27 lbs. and the other 

 23 lbs. (' British Fishes,' vol. i. p. 294).— r. E. Gunn ; 3, West Pottergate, Norwich. 



Another Sttirgeon off the Coast of Stiff'ulk. — T have to record the capture of 

 another example of this species, making the third this season taken around the coasts 

 of Norfolk and Suffolk. This individual was captured on the 12th of September, by 

 the crew of a Harwich fishing-smack, within a few miles from the shore. It was found 

 to measure the extraordinary length of 12 feet 2 inches, girth 40 inches, and weight 

 only 156 lbs. For notice of former specimen, see Zool. S. S. 31 1. — Id. 



Variety of the Perch. — An example of the common perch {Perca fluviatilis), 

 weighing 4^ lbs., was caught in Ormesby Broad, near Great Yarmouth, on the 4th of 

 September. Its entire length was 18 inches. The usually dark transverse bands of 

 this species were very pale in this specimen; indeed they could scarcely be dis- 

 tinguished. — Id. 



Notes on the Quadrupeds of Lanarkshire. 

 By Edward R. Alston, Esq. 



(Continued from S. S. 242.) 



Oared Shreiv. — An adder or viper killed here in May last had a large 

 swelling in the middle part of its body ; on opening it I found in its 

 stomach an oared shrew, quite whole and but little injured ; the adder 

 measured eighteen inches in length. This is the fourth specimen of 

 this shrew which I have met with here : it appears to be more generally 

 distributed in Scotland than Sorex fodiens. 1 cannot see any distinction 



