C ON TE N T S. 



Dante as a Naturalist, J. L. Bevir, M.A., 361. 



Early Ornithologists, Rev. H. A. Macplierson, M.A., 376. 



Breeding Habits of the Swift, Bev. Allan Ellison, 384. 



Obituary. — William Doherty, 386. Notes and Queries, 388-393. 



Notices of New Books, 394-396. Editorial Gleanings, 397-400. 



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