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and Kay Societies, and joined the British Association in the second year of 

 its existence. As the author of a useful ' Manual of British Vertebrates ' 

 (written years ago when he was an active member of the Cambridge 

 Philosophical Society), ■ Observations on Natural History,' • Observations 

 on Meteorology,' and sundry scientific papers in the ' Transactions ' of 

 learned societies, he is best known under the more familiar name of Jenyns, 

 which, for family reasons, he changed some time since for that of Blomefield. 

 He might have served as naturalist on board the ■ Beagle,' having been 

 invited to do so before Darwin, who in that capacity subsequently made the 

 voyage famous by his delightfully written 'Journal of a Naturalist.' As it 

 was, he published an excellent account of the Fishes collected on that 

 expedition. He now resides at Bath, where he is the President of a Natural 

 History Society which he founded in 1855. 



MAMMALIA. 



Stone in a Horse's Stomach. — With reference to a note on this 

 subject (p. 402), and your comment thereon, permit me to say that some 

 years ago T possessed a hunter (mare), 15 hands 3 inches, and about twelve 

 years old, which soon after I bought her passed a small stone about 2£ in. 

 in diameter. Some three years later she showed symptoms of inflammation 

 of the bowels, which made me suspect the existence of another stone. All 

 efforts to relieve her failed, and the mare died. A post-mortem revealed the 

 presence of a very large stone, which having just entered the bowels from 

 the stomach had caused a stoppage, and of course acute inflammation. This 

 stone, which I have by me now, weighs 3 lbs. 1 oz., is apple-shaped, and 

 averages 4-| in. in diameter. Like the first one, it is built up in spherical 

 layers, and undoubtedly formed in the stomach by concretion there. It 

 could not have been formed in the bladder, as it had barely left the stomach; 

 and it could not have been swallowed, as, besides its great size, it does not 

 in substance resemble any external stone. I believe the occasional formation 

 of these stones in the stomach of the horse is a fact well known to veterinary 

 surgeons. — Walter Chamberlain (Harborne Hall, near Birmingham). 



Importation of Hares from New Zealand.— It may interest you to 

 hear that over 5000 hares have arrived (Oct. 24th) from New Zealaud, in 

 splendid condition, in the cold chambers of the steamer. Of course these 

 are descendants of the stock sent out from England. They have come 

 in such fine order that the skins alone ought to pay the whole freight. — 

 Thomas Christy (25, Lime Street, E.C.). 



Observations on the Mole.— Last May a full-grown Mole was brought 

 to me by a boy who knew my interest in such things. He had caught it 

 about 5-15 p.m. as it was waddling from a puddle in a road, where it had 

 been, presumably, drinking. I made the following notes on it; — 



11 6 p.m. Beast very lively, squeaking like a mouse, but not so shrilly ; 



