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CONTENTS. 



Hippopotamus, decrease, in the Upper 

 Shire, 380 ; preservation, in Natal, 

 381 



Holibut, large, at Isle of Man, 235 



Horns from South Africa, 487 



Horse, critical period in development, 

 486 ; polydactylism in, 270 



Hours at which some birds com- 

 mence to sing, 472, 576 



Hybridity, supposed, between Com- 

 mon Brown and Irish Hares, 96 ; 

 Eed and Black Grouse, 183 ; colour- 

 variation, &c, in birds and mam- 

 mals, 383 



Hybrids in St. Stephen's Green Park, 

 Dublin, 329 



Hydromys chrysogaster fulvo-lava- 

 tus, 197 



Hymenoptera, Aculeate, 533 



Hypolais polyglotta in Sussex, 513 



Icterus zanthornus, 447 



Indies, West, Natural History notes 

 from, 341 



Indopelagia, the Indian Sea-region, 

 224 



Influence of darkness on animals, 488 



Insect pests and destruction of birds 

 in Eastern S. Africa, 243 ; preser- 

 vatives, non-poisonous, 433 



Insects, protection of, 386 



Instinct, inherited, in birds, 275, 367 



Ireland. — Fulmar and Surf Scoter 

 in Cos. Sligo and Mayo, 84 ; Stock 

 Dove in Co. Louth, 88; Marten in 

 Co. Waterford, 141 ; Pintails in Co. 

 Mayo, 143 ; Green Sandpiper in 

 Co. Waterford, 143 ; Pine Marten 

 in Co. Waterford, 269, 327; hy- 

 brids, 329 ; Eeed Bunting in Co. 

 Waterford, 336; Yellow Wagtail, 

 346; Great Auk, 383; Montagu's 

 Harrier in Co. Kerry, 467 ; strange 

 pairing of butterflies, 521 ; Heron 

 choked by Frog, 572 ; supposed 

 occurrence of a Great Spotted 

 Woodpecker in Co. Kerry, 574 



Isle of Man, Holibut at, 235 ; anthro- 

 pology of, 435 ; Porbeagle in Manx 

 waters, 579 ; Museum for, 579 



Jackal, Maanhaar, 155 

 Jefferies, Richard, the late, 46 

 Jersey, Bank Vole in, 141 



Kangaroos, protection, in Australia, 



385 

 Kingfisher, survival of, 354, 469 



Kite, Swallow-tailed, in Suffolk, 270, 



363 

 Knot, food, 232 



Labrax lupus, 544 



Labrus maculatus, 552 



Laemargus borealis, 565 



Lamna cornubica, 564, 579 



Lampornis violicauda, 444 



Lampris luna, 548 



Landrail in Chester in December, 86 



Lanius minor in Kent, 427 



Lapland, a walk across, 498 



Lark, Shore, 6 ; supposed summer 



appearance in Devonshire, 365, 



471, 574 

 Larus cachinnans in Norfolk, 572 

 Latrunculus pellucidis, 550 

 Legends, zoological, 46 

 Lepus timidus, 96 ; variabilis, 96 

 Leuciscus buggenhagii, 561 ; cepha- 



lus, 560 ; erythrophthalmus, 560 ; 



phoxinus, 560 ; rutilus, 560 ; vul- 

 garis, 560 

 Leuckart, Prof. Rudolf, honours for, 



381 

 Liparis montagui, 551; vulgaris, 551 

 Lizard, Australian Rock, 233 

 Lobster, gigantic, 276 

 Local museums, federal staff for, 147 

 Locust ravages in South Africa, 45 ; 



proposed means of destruction in 



Rhodesia, 146 

 Loncheres guianae, 344 

 Lophius piscatorius, 551 

 Lophoceros erythrorynchus, 159 ; 



leucomelas, 159 

 Lophornis ornatus, 445 

 Lota vulgaris, 554 

 Lumbricus castaneus, 455 ; festivus, 



455 ; herculeus, 455 ; papillosus, 



455 ; rubellus, 455 ; studeri, 455 

 Lynx, Desert, or Caracal, breeding 



in captivity, 185 



Mackerel, Common, variety, 340 



Macropus agilis, 214 ; antilopinus, 

 213 ; robustus, 212 



Madoqua phillipsi in nature and as 

 preserved, 434 



Magpie-moth eaten by birds, 169 



Magpie's and Wood Pigeon's nests, 

 proximity of, 427 



Mammalia, North Australian, 189 ; 

 marine, distribution, 217 



Mammals, colour- variation. &c, 383 ; 

 from Somali-land, 434 ; of Trini- 

 dad, 424 



