ADVE1^,TI8EMENTS. 



CONTENTS. 



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Mollusca — Conchology in Winter. — W. A. Gain. ,,. ... ... 4,5 



Mollusca. — Notes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 46 



Reports of Societies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 



General Notes ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... 53 



Coleoptera Notes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 57', 



Notes for Beginners — Micro Larvse for tlie month. — Geo. Elislia, f.e.s. ... ... 58 



Naturalists of the Day. — S. J. Capper, f.e.s., &c. ... ... ... ... 6^ 



The Pterophorina of Britain.— J. \V. Tutt, F.E.s. ... ... ... ... 62., 



Supplement.— British Spiders. — Rev. Fred. O. W Cambridge ... ... ... 87 



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