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41; further notes on, 126; of 
House Martins, 340 
Migratory waders, 157 
Miller, H., and 8. B. J. Skertchly, 
‘The Fenland, Past and Present’ 
(review), 69 i 
Milvus regalis, 275 
Mollusca, 15; land and freshwater, 
of Mayo and Sligo, 25; terrestrial, 
id.; aquatic, 28; land and fresh- 
water, of the Maltese group, 193 
Monster Bream in Norfolk, 342 
* Moore’s Columbarium, or the Pigeon 
House’ (review), 152 
Moorhen, 290, 481; curious death 
of a, 428 
Mortality amongst Shrews, 124, 173 
Moseley, H. N., ‘Notes by a Natu- 
ralist on the ‘“Challenger”’ (re- 
view), 224 
Mosenthal, Julius de, and J. E. 
Harting, ‘ Ostriches and Ostrich 
Farming’ (review), 496 
Motacilla boarula, 280 
»  Rayii, id. 
»  Yarrellii, id. 
Motella quinquecirrata, 476 
» vulgaris, id. 
Moult of birds, single and complete, 
in autumn, 82: double or spring, 
id.; summer, 83; triple, 84 
Muscicapa grisola, 275 
Mussel, Pearl, 28 
» swan, id. 
Mustela erminea, 4 
Naples, Zoological Station at, 455 
Natural History of Prince Albert 
Land, 1; notes in Holland, 9; the 
teaching of, 299 
‘ Natural History of Selborne, and the 
Naturalist’s Calendar’ (review),494 
‘Natural History Scraps’ (review), 391 
Naturalist, the, in Nidderdale, 353, 
403 
Neritide, 28 
Neritina fluviatilis, id. 
Nest, Adder taking possession of a, 
429 
Nesting of Cole Tit on the ground, 82, 
134; of Pied Flycatcher, 132; of 
Honey Buzzard, id.; of Swallows 
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and House Martins, 157; of the 
Grey Wagtail in Oxfordshire, 179 ; 
of the Hawfinch in Yorkshire, 180; 
of the Tufted Duck in Scotland, zd. ; 
of Blue Tit in the ground, 219; 
of Montagu’s Harrier in Yorkshire, 
220; of Ring Ouzel in Essex, 267 ; 
early, of the Water Rail, 268; of 
the Stock Dove, 338; of the Star- 
ling, 341; of Blackgame in Wolmer 
Forest, 425; of Tawny Owl in a 
burrow, 427; supposed, of Redwing 
near York, 460; reported, of the 
Golden Eagle im Shetland, 461; 
late, of Yellowhammer, 490 
Nests, vacant, of House Martins, 
Wrens nesting in, 182 
Neves, D. Fernandez das, ‘A Hunting 
Expedition to the Transvaal’ (re- 
view), 384 
Newts, Kingfisher feeding on, 32; 
British, 61 
Nidderdale, the naturalist in, 853, 403 
Nightingale, 277 
Nightjar, 289 
‘Norfolk and Norwich 
Society’ (review), 471 
Notes, Natural History, in Holland; 
9; from an Arctic Journal, 16, 50, 
89, 162, 200; on migration, 126; 
from Dublin, 131 
Nuthatch, 279, 289; attempted intro- 
duction of into Ireland, 424 
Naturalists’ 
Oriole, Golden, in Co. Donegal, 806 ; 
in Suffolk, 341 
Orioles, supposed Golden, 154 
Ornithological notes from Aldeburgh, 
301; from Devon and Cornwall, 
112, 205, 418; from Norfolk, 153: 
from North Lincolnshire, 371; 
from Oxfordshire, 129; from Red- 
car, 210; from St. Leonards, 876; 
from Somersetshire, 127; from 
Thorpe, 265; from West Cum- 
berland, 116, 488; from West 
Sussex, 109 
Ospreys, 156 
Ossiferous cavern near Cappagh, Co. 
Waterford, 331 
‘Ostriches and Ostrich Farming 
(review), 496 
