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CONTENTS. 



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Naturalists of the day. — William Henry Flower, K.CB. ... ... .. ] 



Mollusca of Nottinghamshire. — W. A Gain ... ... ... ... ... 3 



The Pterophorina of Britain.— J. WTutt, f e.s. ... ... ... 5 



Lepidoptera of Aberdeenshire, &c. — W. Reid. ... .... ... .. 8 



Reports of Societies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



Switzerland — A Naturalist's Paradise ... ... ... ... ... 13 



Random Notes on British Lepidoptera ... ... ... ... ... 17 



Obituary — Henry Tibbet Staintoiv — Sir Richard Owen ... ... ... ... 18 



General Notes ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... 20 



Supplement — British Spiders — Rev. Fred 0. P. Cambridge. 



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