226 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



MAMMALIA. 



Unusual Site of Rabbit's Nest. — On a farm in this parish a 

 Babbit has made her nest and brought forth her young just under 

 the ridge at the top of a straw stack. The young have success- 

 fully made the descent to earth. — Walter B. Nichols (Bradfield, 

 Manningtree) . 



Variety of Water-Shrew (Crossopus fodiens). — A friend sent me 

 a very nice variety of the Water- Shrew ; it is almost white. It had 

 black eyes, not pink, albino eyes. It was caught by a Cat and 

 brought into the house. I have another similar specimen caught by 

 the same Cat a short time ago ; they were both caught from the 

 same brook which runs near the house. This is the third specimen 

 I have in my collection of almost white varieties of the Water- Shrew. 

 The first-mentioned was obtained on July 23rd, 1914. — William 

 Daws (Mansfield, Notts). 



Pink Eyes in Dog. — Common as white Dogs are, I have never 

 seen a pink-eyed white one till last month, when I noticed one 

 evening that a pink-nosed white Pekinese in the possession of a 

 passenger in a tube train seemed to have pink eyes. I have since 

 got a good look at what I believe to be the same animal at close 

 quarters in daylight, and find it has the pupils pink and the iris very 

 pale blue ; the person then in charge of it told me that the eyes look 

 all pink at night, and that the Dog had had a mate with similar 

 characters. — F. Finn. 



Animal Fascination. — I once had an opportunity of seeing the 

 terrorising power a beast of prey can have over its victim. In a 

 pasturage beside a wood a number of wild Babbits were feeding 

 when the mask of a Fox appeared through the hedge. A large 

 Babbit, fairly near the intruder, gave the alarm by striking the 

 ground with both hind feet twice, and then bolted for cover in the 

 opposite direction, followed by all the others, save one small creature, 

 who crouched in the grass, gazing at the Fox with dilated eyes. It 

 uttered piercing squeals as the Fox approached, but did not attempt 



