CONTENTS. 



The Jersey Vole (Evotomys cmsarius, Miller) (with Plate), Gordon DalgHesh, 1. 



Tlie Peregrine Falcon in the Southern Midlands, O. V. Ajolin, F.L.S., 7. 



Habits of the Crested Grebe, 0. V. A2)lin, F.L.S., 9. 



Supplementary Fish-Notes from Yarmouth, Arthur H. Patterson, 11. 



The Vocal and Instrumental Music of Insects, A. H. Sivinton, 14. 



[Beliquise Antiquae. Scraps from Ancient Manuscripts Edited by Thomas 



Wright .... and James Orchard Halliwell Vol. I. London 



1841] , Major Barrett-Hamilton, 25. 

 NoTKS AND Queries; — 



Mammalia. — Audacity of the Fox, J. Steele-Elliott, 27. Albino Pigmy Shrew 



(Sorex minutus), Gordon Dalgliesh, 27. Beaked Whale in Norfolk Waters, 



A. H. Patterson, 27. 

 Ayes. — Willow-Wren in Yorkshire, E. P. Butterfield, 28. Migration of Linnets 



in Surrey, Harold Russell, 29. An Albino Bunting, S. G. Cummings, 29. 



Birds and Berries, G. T. Roi^e, 29. 

 Pisces.— Ambicoloured Turbot, Richard Elmhirst, 30. 

 Notices of New Books, 31-35. Obituary, 35 Editorial Gleanings, 36-40. 



STEVENS' AUCTION ROOMS. Estd. 1760. 



BIRDS' EGGS. 



Tuesday, January 31st, at 1 o'clock. 



The first portion of the COLLECTION of BIRDS' EGGS 

 formed by the late Colonel Hanbury Barclay, including Eggs of 

 the Cuneate-tailed Gull, Grey Plover, Little Stint, Red-breasted 

 Goose, Swallow-tailed Kite, Spine-tailed Swift, and many rare and 

 interesting specimens from the Gordon-Cumming, Hawkins, Field, 

 Crowley, Stark, Bidwell, Noble, and Stoate Collections. Also three 

 Mahogany Cabinets, uniform in height, width, and depth. 



Mr. J. C. Stevens will offer the above property by auction at his 

 Rooms, 38, King Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C. On view 

 day prior 10 to 4 and morning of sale. Catalogues on application. 



WATKINS & DONCASTER, 



Manufacturers of Cabinets and Apparatus for 

 Collectors of Birds' Eggs, Insects, Plants, &c. 



A large stock of Insects, Birds' Eggs, &c. List of Clutches of Birds' 

 Eggs on application. Climbing Irons, best steel, with straps complete, 

 5s. per pair. Egg Collector's Outfit, containing Drills, Blowpipes, and all 

 Eequisites complete, with Book of Instructions, post free, 3s. 3d, Label 

 Lists of every description. Birds and Animals stuffed and mounted in 

 Natural Positions. For particulars see our Catalogue, one hundred pages. 

 36, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. 



BRITISH & TROPICAL LEPIDOPTERA. COLEOPTERA, &c. 



15,000 Species. 250,000 Specimens. 

 Collections of rare and local species and varieties ?ent on approval ; type collections 

 at very moderate rates. Life-histories of British Lepidoptera, mounted on food- 

 plant. Several good second-hand cabinets, and a number of store-boxes. A few 

 fine British P. dispar and L. coenosa (the extinct Large Copper Butterfly and 

 Eeed-tussock Moth) for sale. Also a collection of 1000 Britisli plants, mounted 

 and named. Further particulars and lists from — 



A. FORD, South View, Irving Road, Bournemouth, Hants. 



