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alive, or in a fresh condition, so as to secure an accurate delinea- 

 tion of the natural features before they become distorted or 

 shrunk in the process of drying. As a first contribution to such 

 a series, we give a plate of Rhiiiolophnsferncin-equimim, drawn 

 by Mr. G. E. Lodge from a living specimen procured by the 

 Eev. H. A. Macpherson in South Devon in August last. 



The measurements, taken after death, from another specimen 

 procured at the same time and place, and now preserved in the 

 Natural History Museum, South Kensington, are (compared with 

 the measurements given by Bell) as under : — 



On comparing these measurements with those given by Bell, 

 it should be noted that the latter are given in inches and lines. 

 The expanse of wing is apparently very variable. One procured 

 in Dorchester by Mr. James Salter measured in extent of wing 

 14| inches. The weight of the specimen above referred to from 

 Devonshire was little more than half an ounce the day after 

 death. 



ON THE HABITS AND MIGRATIONS OF WILDFOWL. 

 By Alfked Crawhall Chapman. 



In Northumberland the autumnal immigration of fowl com- 

 mences in July, and is continued throughout the remaining 

 months of the year. Waders generally arrive before the migratory 

 ducks and geese, and it is usually the latter end of September 

 before any of the latter appear upon our coasts. 



Wigeon are usually the first to make their appearance, and 

 they are, I think, followed by arrivals of foreign-bred Mallard. 

 Then, about the middle of October, the Scaup and Goldeneye 

 arrive, and at any time after this date the resident winter 

 ducks and divers may be looked for. Teal are of course to 

 be found during the month of August and onwards, but 



