CONTENTS. 



The New Reptile House at the Zoological Gardens, 853. 



Ornithological Notes from Skye, Rev. Hugh A. Macpherson, 358. 



The Land and Freshwater Mollusca in the Vicinity of Oxford, S. Spencer 



Pearce, B.A., 862. 

 Ornithological Notes from Mayo and Sligo, Robert Warren, 370. 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



Biuds. — Cuckoo's Eggs, Edward Bidwell, 372. Peculiar Habit of the Starling, 

 Rev. J. C. Atkinson, M.A., 373. Egyptian Nightjar in Nottinghamshire, 

 J. Whitaker, F.Z.S., 37 1. Note on an Egg of the Kea, T. H. Potts, F.L.S., 

 370. Dipper singing in Winter, Rev. H. A. Macpherson, 376. Gannet 

 caught in a Net, C. Donovan, jun., 376. Black Tern and Dunlin in 

 Nottinghamshire, J. Whitaker, 377. A white Curlew, John Marshall, 377. 

 Partial Melanism in the Missel Thrush, Rev. H. A. Macpherson, 377. 

 Apparent Bird-tracks by the Sea-shore, 378. Habits of the Goldfinch and 

 , ('row, //. //. Slater, 378. Hybrids among Birds, J. H. Gurnetj,jun., 

 F.Z.8., 379. Wren utilising a Swallow's Nest, Capt. E. F.Becher, U.A., 

 Black Guillemot in Co. Cork, C. Donovan, jun., 380. Variety of 

 Redwing, J. II' It tinker, 380. Late nesting of the Nightjar, \V. Hewett, 380. 

 Blackbird building in a Waterspout, llev. II. A. Macpherson, 381. Sparrow 

 imitating a Canary's Note, Capt. E. F. Becher, R.A., 381. 



Fishes. — On the Occurrence of Paralepis coregonoides in Cornwall, Francis Day, 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S., 381. Lamprey in the Wear, J. Cullingford, 382. 



Vi.iimks. — -Parasitical Worms in a Hornbill, Herbert Lane/ton, 382. Subcutaneous 

 Worms in Birds, H. H. Slater, 888. 



Am -n.Eor.OGY. — Wild Geese formerly breeding in Cambridgeshire, J.E. Harting, 

 F.L.B., F.Z.s., 883. 



SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London, 385. 



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