330 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



A somewhat remarkable feature of the above list is the 

 paucity of records from Scotland, where this cross might be ex- 

 pected to occur with greater frequency. It is, however, worthy 

 of note that Charles St. John, writing in the ' Natural History 

 and Sport in Moray,' p. 221 (original edition, 1863), remarks that 

 " mules between Black-game and Pheasants are not very rare." 

 It is, of course, possible that he may have referred to English- 

 killed specimens, but at that time only one bird had been recorded 

 from the south of Scotland, as far as I am aware, and none from 

 the north. Probably other instances have been overlooked or 

 unrecorded. It is to be hoped that the publication of these 

 notes may stimulate interest in these interesting birds, and also 

 furnish material for the future study of hybridism. 



