CONTENT S. 



Wayside Notes in Switzerland, Edward Hamilton, M.D., F.Z.S., 41. 



Note of some rare British Birds in the Collection of Mr. J. WhitaUer, Oliver V, 



Aplln, 50. 

 Oruithological Notes from Devon and Cornwall, John Gatcomhe, 53. 

 Habits of the Harvest Mouse, O. T. Hope, 66. 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 

 Wanton destruction of Animal Life in Shetland, 60. Method of recording 

 Observations, J. A. Harvie Brown, F.B.S.E., F.Z.S., 60. Prosector of the 

 Zoological Society, 62. 

 Mammama. — The Burmese Elephant at the Zoological Gardens, 62. Badger in 

 North Yorkshire, Thomas Carter, 63. The Depredations of Squirrels, A. D. 

 Webster, 64. Black Rat in Devon, John Gatcombe, 64. Destruction of 

 Trees l)y Hares and Rabbits, 61. Bottle-nosed Dolphins at Plymouth, John 

 Gatcombe, 65. 

 Birds. — Mr. Gunn's Lesser Terns at the Fisheries Exhibition, Henry Stevenson, 

 F.L.S.fdo. Wildfowl at Aldeburgh, Theo. Lister, Q7 . Pale-coloured Kestrel 

 from Skye, Oliver V. Aplin, 67. Food of the Stone Curlew, Capt. E. F. 

 Becker, R.A., 68. Great Grey Shrike at York, J. Backhouse, jun., 68. 

 American Bittern in Sussex, W. Borrer, M.A., 68. Records of the Hoopoe 

 in Hampshire, Oliver V. Aplin, 08. Lapwing perching, J. E. Palmer, 69. 

 Little Bustard in Co. Cork, C. Donovan, jun., 69. Great Grey Shrike in 

 Somersetshire, Roger Ford, 69. Curious Variety of the Blue Tit, J. R. 

 Earle, 69. The Plumage of the young Kestrel, Hugh Turner, 70. Scaup 

 Duck in Notts, J. Whitaker, F.L.S., F.Z.S., 70. Strange behaviour of 

 Starlings, W. Becher, 70. Hybrid Pheasants, Philip Crowley, F.L.S., 70. 

 Rare Birds in Lincolnshire, J. F. Masham, 70. Curious Variety of the 

 Guillemot, William Pengelly, 71. Curious Nesting-place of the Sand Martin, 

 J. R. Earle, 71. Kite and Marsh Titmouse in the Pyrenees, J.H. Gurney, 

 jun., F.Z.S., 71. Unusual Variety of the Common Sandpiper, J. Whitaker, 7U. 

 Recent occurrence of the Crane in Co. Mayo, R.J. Ussher, 72. Breeding of 

 Redshank in North Yorkshire, Thomas Carter, 72. Snow Bunting in 

 Somersetshire, Roger Ford, 73. Common Sandpiper iu Winter, William E. 

 Beckwith, 78. Common Buzzard in Nottinghamshire, J. Whitaker, 73. 

 Hybrid Canary and Serin Finch, Rev. H. A. Macpherson, B.A., 74. Wry- 

 neck in Winter, A. H. Upcher, 74. Night Heron in Kent, J. E. Harting, 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S., 74. Little Gull and Hawfinch at Penzance, Thomas 

 Cornish, 74. Gulls in the Isle of Wight, Capt. H. Hadfield, 74. 

 Fishes. — Sharks on the Coasts of Devon and Cornwall, John Gatcombe, 74. 



Ray's Bream in Cornwall, Thomas Cornish, 75. 

 Crustacea. — Dwarf Swimming Crab at Penzance, Thomas Cornish, 75. 

 Memoir of the late Professor Schlegel, 75. 



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