PREFACE. 



The Editors take the opportunity afforded by the 

 completion of another year's vohime to thank their 

 contributors for the notes and articles which have served 

 to maintain the variety and utility of character of the 

 contents of the volume, and their subscribers for the 

 generous and appreciative support which a journal like 

 * The Naturalist,' definitely limited in its scope to a given 

 tract of country, always needs. 



The Editors trust that in future volumes they may be 

 favoured with a greater amount of contributions from the 

 counties which a reference to the classified index will show 

 have not of late received adequate attention. 



