C N T E N T IS. 



Notes on the Seal and Whale Fishery of 1900, TJiomas Southtvell, F.Z.S., 81. 



Varieties of the Dunlin (with illustration), J. BacTthouse, 91. 



A few Further Notes on the Great Spotted Woodpecker {Dendrocopu$ major), 

 Oliver H. New, 95. 



The Birds of Great Yarmouth and the Neighbourhood, Arthur Patterson, 98. 



Notes and Queries : — 



AvEs. — Eobin in Shetland, 0. V. Aplin, 106. Blackcap Singing in February, 

 Herbert C. Playne, 106. Marsh- Warbler at Bath, Q. V. Aplin, 106. Nut- 

 cracker in Sussex, H. Marmaduke Langdale, 107. Lesser Spotted Wood- 

 pecker {Dendrocopus minor), Oliver H. Neiv, 107. British-killed Egrets 

 {Ardea garzetfa), J. H. Gurney, 107. Hairy-plumaged Moor-hens, H. E. 

 Forrest, 108. Early Jack-Snipe (Gallinago gallinula), A. H. Meihlejohn, 

 108. Notes on Bird-Life from Eedcar and District, Stanley Duncan, 108. 

 The Origin and Meaning of the Names of British Birds, O. V. Aplin, 109. 

 Note on the Weight and Specific Gravity of some Common Eggs, Herbert 

 Fortescue Fryer, 110. Weights of Birds, George W. Bradshaw, 111. 



Editouiai, Gleanings, 113-120. 



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IMPORTANT SALE OF BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA. 



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