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indigenous Mammalia, but never before met with this variety in the present 
species.—Litrorp (Lilford Hall, Oundle). 
[White Badgers are occasionally reported, but are probably not very 
common. Records of the capture of individuals of this variety will be 
found in ‘ The Field’ of 29th June, 1872; ‘ Zoologist,’ 1872, p. 3180; 
‘Field,’ Ist May, 1875; and ‘ Zoologist,’ 1880, p. 252. On the 30th April, 
1885, the terriers belonging to the Vine Kennels, at Overton, Hants, found 
and secured two dog Badgers in one hole, one of which was described to 
us as being “like a white Ferret with pink eyes.”—Ep.] 
White Whale on the Coast of Devon.—Mr. J. C. Willcocks, a good 
authority on such matters, assured me that one day at the end of July he 
had a good view of a Beluga, or White Whale, Delphinapterus leucas, as it 
rose off the Bolt Head, close to the steam tug ‘ Perseverance,’ in which 
vessel he was a passenger at the time.—J. GatcombE (55, Durnford Street, 
Stonehouse, Devon). 
White-beaked Dolphin at Lowestoft.—On the 6th July last a friend 
of mine saw on the fish-wharf at Lowestoft a Cetacean which, from his 
description, was undoubtedly a White-beaked Dolphin, Layenorhynchus 
albirostris. It was brought in by the Lowestoft boats, having been 
captured in their nets. From its size, about four feet in length, it was 
evidently immature ; the sex was not observed. The fishermen spoke of 
it as a “ Scoulter,” and pointed out to my friend the features which distin- 
guished it from a porpoise. I have stated elsewhere that this species is 
certainly known to the Yarmouth and Lowestoft fishermen by the name of 
“Scoulter,” but whether any other species, as, for instance, D. tursio, is 
also so called, I am at present uncertain. The date of the capture of this 
individual corresponds with that of the Berwick specimen (1881), and is the 
earliest autumn record I have met with; the months of August and 
September having produced the greatest number. This is the twelfth 
occurrence of this species which has come to my knowledge on the coasts 
of Norfolk and Suffolk, but as in this and some other instances the 
identification of the species has been purely accidental, it is probable that 
others have been overlooked. It is a matter of regret that there is no 
resident naturalist in Lowestoft to record the many good things which 
must be doubtless often brought in by the fishing vessels of that port.— 
Tuomas SourHWELt (Norwich). 
BIRDS. 
Breeding of the Shoveller in Nottinghamshire. — About six years 
ago I noticed the first pair of Shovellers, Anas clypeata, on the waters 
here, and since then they have increased, until this year we have at least 
ten pairs nesting. During the last three years I have tried in vain to find 
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