Fourth Series. 1 

 Vol. XX, No. 237./ 



SEPTEMBER 15th, 1916. 



No. 903. 



ZOOLOGIST 



ESTABLISHED 1843. 



■ MlJUi ' WH 



EDITED BY 



FRANK FINN, B.A., F.Z.S. 



LATE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, INDIAN MUSEUM, C 



CONTENTS. 



ARTICLES. 



The Mammalian Fauna of North Cardiganshire, with Notes on Certan 

 Peculiarities and Rare Species. Frank S. Wright, University 

 College of Wales, Aberystwyth... ... ... ... ... ... 321 



Notes on the Fauna of the Country of the Chess and Gade. T. E. 



Lones, M.A., LL.D., B.So.— continued 337 



Notes on Some Irish Birds. Rev. J. M. McWilliam ... 348 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 

 Mammalia. 



Do Rats Eat the Eggs of Poultry? E. P. Butterfielo 352 



Rats and Eggs. E. W. Swanton ... ... 352 



Aves. 



Yellowhammers' Nest in Rick. Alfred H. Cocks ... ... ... 352 



Gannet's Method of Diving. J. M. McWilliam 353 



Nesting Notes from Sussex. Herbert E. J. Biggs 354 



House - Martins' Nests usurped by Common Sparrow. E. P. 



Butterfiuld 35 



Swallow Building in Chimney. E. P. Butterfield 356 



House-Martins and House-Sparrows. Alfred H. Cocks ... ... 357 



White Wagtail Nesting in Yorkshire. Julian G. Tuck 358 



Zoned Type of Cuckoo's Egg. Julian G. Tuck 359 



Long-eared Owl as a Pet. Julian G. Tuck 359 



Pisces. 



A Note on the Vibratile Fin of the Rockling. H. N. Milligan ... 359 



Asteroidea. 



A Starfish feeding on a Spider-Crab. H. N. Milligan 360 



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