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TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



A Portrait oftiie Rev. W. F. Johnson, of Armagh, will appear in the next 



part. 1 " 



This part contains a portrait of Gr. A. Clark, President of the Oity of 

 London Entomological and Natural History Society. 



Arrangements are now completed for continuing the Molluscan Section. 

 W. A. Gain, Esq., of Tuxford, Newark, has kindly undertaken the Land and 

 Fresh Water Mollusca, and Rrocton Tomlin, Esq., of The Green, Llandaff , will 

 attend to the Marine Section. Communications may be made to either of these 

 gentlemen. All letters requiring a reply by post should contain stamp. 



The Section for Coleoptera is conducted by G. A. Lewcock, Esq., , 

 Oxford Eoad, Islington, to whom also direct communication may be made. 



Mr. Lewcock also represents the Magazine in London, and will receive 

 subscriptions, papers and notes for publication," &c, &c. 



Subscriptions, exchanges, business correspondence, notes, papers for 

 publication, and all other communications, to be addressed — John E. Bobson, 

 Hartlepool. 



"W. K. MAN 1ST 



NATURALIST, 



WELLINGTON TERRACE, CLIFTON, BRISTOL. 



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General Notes 



Mollusca of Nottinghamshire. — W. A Gain 

 Naturalists of the day. — John A. Clark. f.e.s.< &c. 

 Entomological Nomenclature.— C W. Dale, F.E.S. 

 The Pterophorina of Britain. — J. W. Tutt, E E S. 

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



Is Melanism caused by Moisture ?— John E. Robson, F.E.S. 



