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FIELD NOTES. 
FISHES. 
Chimera monstrosa.—A specimen of the ‘ Rabbit Fish’ 
or, King of the Herrings’ (Chimera monstrosa), has been added 
to,the Hull Fisheries and Shipping Museum by the kindness of 
Capt. I’. Bridgeman, of the steam trawler ‘ Drax.’ As will be 
seen from the illustration, the fish is of anomalous structure, 
possessing a club-like process above the snout, the purpose of 
which is not clear ; a long, whip-like tail ; a long sharp spine 
in front of the large back fin, and large clasping processes. It 
measures about two feet in length, and the species belongs to a 
very ancient form, which, although common in past geological 
periods, is now approaching extinction. Of the four surviving 
Chimera monstrosa ¢ (after British Museum Guide to Fishes). 
genera, ‘Chimera’ lives off the European coasts, Japan and the 
Cape of Good Hope; ‘Callorhynchus’ in the seas of the 
Southern hemisphere; ‘ Harrotta’ in the deep Atlantic off 
North America ; and ‘ Rhinochimera ’ in deep water off Japan. 
The specimen figured herewith, taken in the North Sea, is a 
male ; a female is figured in Country Life for July roth, 1915. 
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BIRDS. 
Mistle Thrush falling down Chimney.—From time to 
time one is surprised—and at times annoyed—by the soot and 
dirt brought down by birds falling down chimneys. The 
Starling is the most addicted to this fault ; in fact it is almost 
an annual event at my house with this species. Other species 
that I have known to slip down chimneys are House Sparrows, 
a Chaffinch, a Blue Tit and Jackdaw. On August 18th I was 
surprised to find a Mistle Thrush in the drawing-room, in a 
sooty condition, and dead, under a piece of furniture. It had 
evidently been in the chimney for some days, as the fire-place 
at the bottom was nearly blocked up with fancy paper. It is 
a most unlikely species to expect slipping down one’s chimney ; 
Naturalist, 
