CONTENT S. 



Hands and Feet, Prof. St. George Mivart, F.R.S., 281. 



Notes on the Seal and Whale Fishery of 1883, Thomas Southwell, F.Z.S., 295. 

 Three unpublished Papers on Ornithology, The late Edward Blyth, 300. 

 On the Origin of the Domestic Cock, E. Cambridge Phillips, F.L.S., 327. 

 On a New Species of British Wren (with Figure), Henry Seebohni, F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S., 333. 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



Zoological Nomenclature, 335. Protection of Wild Birds in India, 330. The 

 Hunterian Museum, 330. 



Mammalia.— Deer killed by Lightning, 336. Weasel swimming, G. T. Rope, 

 337. Grey Seal in the Channel Islands, J. E. Harting, F.L.S., F.Z.S., 337. 



Birds.— Flamingo shot in Hampshire, Lord H. J. Scott, M.P., 338. Unusual 

 Variety of the Snipe, J. H. Giirney, jiin., F.Z.S., 339. Rose-coloured 

 Pastor in Sutherlandshire, Rev. H. A. Macpherson, M.A., 339. Curious 

 Site for a Redstart's Nest, J. Whitaker, F.L.S., F.Z.S., 339. Fieldfares 

 and Redwings, Olirer V. Aplin, 339. Not© on the Nightjar, T. N. Postle- 

 thwaite, 340. Hen Harrier breeding in Dorsetshire, J. C. Mansel Pleydell, 

 340. Montagu's Harrier in Nottinghamshire, J. Whitaker, 341. Rare 

 Visitors to North Cxfordshire, Oliver V. Aplin, 341. The Larder of the 

 Red-backed Shrike, F. Stamell, 341. Little Bittern at Colchester, Henry 

 Laver, F.L.S., 342. Food of the House Sparrow, Capt. E. F. Becher, R.A., 

 342. Spoonbill in the South of Ireland, John N. White, 342. White 

 Partridges, J. Brodie lanes, 342. An Albino Cormorant. Geo. Sim, 342. 

 Hooded Crow wading, J. E. Palmer, 343. Terns and Gulls inland in 

 Yorkshire, W. Heivett, 343. Great Reed Warbler at Ringwood, Hants, 

 T. J. Mann, 343. Habits of the Magpie, Wni. Brown, 344. Instinct of 

 Birds, James Graves, Duncan Stewart, John Rae, 344—346. Golden Plover 

 with white Primaries, Rev. H. A. Macpherson, M.A., 346. International 

 Ornithological Congress at Vienna, 346. 



Fishes.— Blackfish on the Devonshire Coast, J. Gatcomhe, 347. Ichthyological 

 Notes from Mevagissey, Cornwall, Mathias Dunn, 349. Opah-fish in Shet- 

 land, 349. 



Crust.\cea. — Abnormal Growth in Cancer pagurus, Thomas Cornish, 349. 



Archeology.— Meaning of the word "Gaunt" applied to the Great Crested 

 Grebe, J. E. Harting, 350. 



SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 



Zoological Society of Loudon, 350. Entomological Society of London, 352. 



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