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nalis, of which I have at length obtained a full series, and some to spare. After my 

 attention had been drawn to this prized addition to our Scotch Hydropori, I detected 

 a specimen in Mr. Young's collection of Renfrewshire Coleoptera, and Dr. Power 

 informs me that has found another in the cabinet of Mr. Syme, who probably took he 

 it near Dollar. — R. Hislop ; Blair Lodge, Falkirk, November 10, 1857. 



Locusts in Leicestershire. — During the recent flight of locusts several were taken 

 in different parts of this county ; one at Wymeswold, a second at Little Glen, and a 

 third at Smeeton, Westerby, about a mile from hence. — Alfred Merle Norman ; Kib- 

 tvorth, Leicestershire, November, 1857. 



Note on the Occurrence of the Honey Buzzard near Lowestoft. — About six weeks 

 since a male specimen of the honey buzzard was killed at Somerleyton, near this 

 place, on the estate of Sir S. Morton Peto, Bart., a locality where this species has not 

 unfrequently occurred on previous occasions. The present specimen appears by its 

 plumage to be a bird of the second year. — J. H. Gurney ; Lowestoft, October 26, 

 1857. 



Occurrence of the Great Snipe at the Land's End. — A specimen of the great snipe 

 (Scolopax major) was killed at St. Levan, near the Land's End, last week ; it was in 

 a very emaciated state. The occurrence of the solitary or great snipe is so rare in the 

 western counties that each example deserves a record. — Edward Hearle Bodd ; Pen- 

 zance, November 2, 1857. 



On Preserving Sea Anemones. — In answer to the application in the last number of 

 the * Zoologist' as to the best method of preserving the Actiniae for the cabinet, I beg 

 to enclose you an extract from the admirable ' Manual of Scientific Enquiry,' p. 361 ; 

 it is published by Murray. I should recommend all who are interested in Science to 

 purchase a copy. " Sea anemones must be preserved entire, in alcohol or saline 

 solution, and of the latter the following (No. 1 of Goadley's solutions) has been found 

 successful : — 



Bay Salt . . . . 4 oz. 



Alum 2 oz. 



Corrosive sublimate 2 grains 



Rain water .... 1 quart 



In order to preserve the specimens expanded they must be removed, and placed alive 

 in a dish of sea water, and when they have protruded and expanded their tentacles 

 the solution should be slowly and quietly added to the sea water, when the animal 

 may be killed, and fixed in its expanded state. So preserved, the specimens should 

 be transferred to a bottle of fresh solution." — William Thompson ; Weymouth, No- 

 vember 5, 1857. 



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