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The Technical Names of British Mammals, Oldfield Thomas, F.Z.S., 97. Seta 
On Sexual Differences in the Feathering of the Wing of the Sky, Lark ine 
arvensis), Arthur G. Butler, Ph.D.,. &e., 104. ~ 
Ornithological Notes from Norfolk for 1897, J. Gurney, F.L.S., suk 
A hitherto overlooked British Bird, Ernst Hartert, ie 
Notes on British Annelids, Rev. Hilderic Friend, 119. ati “4 
NoTEs AND QUERIES :— | ‘F 
MamMatia.—Stoats turning White in Winter, G. BE. H. Barrett- Hamilton: 122. @ 
Polecats in Suffolk; Black Water Vole in Suffolk; Julian G: Tuck, 122. © 
AvrEs.—Tree Pipit in J anuary, W. Warde Fowler, 122, Early nesting of the 
House Sparrow in the present mild Season, H. S. B. Goldsmith, 123. The | 
Brambling in Hants, G. B. Corbin, 123. Abundance: of Grossbills in the 
Severn Valley, R. H. Ramsbotham, 124. Rooks and Buttercup Bulbs, W. 7) 
Warde Fowler, 124. Rough-legged Buzzard near Ringwood, G. B. Corbin, 
124. Nesting of the Hobby in Hants, G. B. Corbin, 125. ‘Little Bustard 
in Norfolk, Lieut.-Col. EH. A. Butler, 125. “Varieties of the Red. Grouse, 
Rev. H. A. Macpherson, 125. Ornithological Notes from Mid Hants : 
Autumn and Winter, 1897, G. W. Smith, 126. pay % 
Piscrs.—Malformed Codfish, A. Patterson,. 130. 
CrustacEa.—The Struggle for Existence among Hermit Crabs, P. Rufford, 181. 
Notices or NEw Booxs, ‘132-187. ‘yo | 
EDITORIAL GLEANINGS, 138-144. 
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