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THE SCOTTISH IVIATURALIST, 
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, 
EDITED BY 
WM. EAGLE CLARKE, F.R.S.E., F.L.S., 
Keeper, Natural History Department, Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. 
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Member of the British Ornithologists'' Union ; 
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Natural History Department, Royal Scottish Museum. 
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Natural nfs'toJy Jf Scotland, and includes Papers contributing to the elucidation of the Fauna, 
Observations oh Life Histories, etc., and Notes recording the occurrence of uncommon species and 
other useful and interesting facts. ^ 
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