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No. 903. 



ZOOLOGIST 



ESTABLISHED 1843. 



EDITED BY 



FRANK FINN, B.A., F.Z.S. 



IjATE deputy SUPEBINTKNDENT, INDIAN MUSE0M, CALCUTTA. 



CONTENTS. 



ARTICLES. 



The Mammalian Fauna of North Cardiganshire, with Notes on Certain 

 Pecuharities and Rare Species. Frank S. Wright, University 

 Collepfe of Wales, Aberystwyth 



Notes on the Fauna of the Country of the Chess and Gade. T. E. 

 LoNES, M.A., LL.D., B.Sc. — continued 



Notes on Some Irish Birds. Rev. J. M. McWilliam 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 

 Mammalia. 



Do Rats Eat the Eggs of Poultry ? E. P. Buttekfield 



Rats and Eggs. E. W. Swanton ... 



Aves. 



Yellowhammers' Nest in Rick. Alfred H. Cocks 



Gannet's Method of Diving. J. M. McWilliam 



Nesting Notes from Sussex. Herbert E. J. Biggs 

 House - Martins' Nests usurped by Common 



BUTTKRFIKLD 



Swallow Building in Chimney. E. P. 

 House-Martins and House-Sparrows. 

 White Wagtail Nesting in Yorkshire. 

 Zoned Type of Cuckoo's Egg. Julian 

 Long-eared Owl as a Pet. Julian G. 



Sparrow. E. P. 



Butterfield 

 Alfred H. Cocks 

 Julian G. Tuck.,. 



G. Tuck 



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Pisces. 



A Note on the Vibratile Fin of the Rockling. H. N. Milligan ... 859 



Asteroidea. 



A Starfish feeding on a Spider-Crab. H. N. Milligan 860 



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