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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. [December, 1894 



NOTES. 



ORNITHOLOGY. 



Anser Egyptiacus in South Lancashire. — A pair of Egyptian 

 Geese — gander and goose — were shot on November 24th by a local 

 gunner, named Thomas Forster, on the River Mersey, about three 

 miles below Warrington, not far from where Richmond Island — now 

 washed away — stood. Both specimens are in good plumage, and have 

 been set up by my brother, Jonas Collins, 101, Win wick Road, 

 W r arrington, who purchased them in the flesh from the man who shot 

 them. The geese have since been identified as belonging to the above 

 species. — Jos. Collins. 



[It is very regrettable that such rare visitants should immediately 

 fall a prey to the greed of the amateur sportsman. — Eds.] 



EXCHANGE. 



Duplicates. — Exotic Lepidoptera. Heliconius Rhea and Melpomene, Mechanities 

 leritabilis, Tinetes marcella, Catopsilia Heere. Desiderata : Exotic Lepidoptera and 

 Coleoptera. — Jones. Sinclair House, by Sinclair Road. London, W. 



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Arachxida.— The Rev. Fredk. 0. Pickard- Cambridge, High Street, Swanage, icill name and 

 return any collections of British Spiders received, from correspondents of the "British Naturalist" 

 provided that several tubes be sent for their reception. He would also be glad to send types of British 

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Acarixa. — J7r. C. F. George, Belle Vue House, Kirton-in-Lindsey , icill name any specimens of 

 Acarina sent to him for that purpose. 



Diptera. — The author of "British Flies " {Diptera). Fred. V. Theobald, M.A., F.E.S., 12, Trumping- 

 ton Street, Cambridge, will name specimens of Diptera sent to him for this -purpose. He will also advise 

 on the subject of injurious insects. 



Coxchology.— {Land, Freshwater.) Mr. C. O. Pickard-Cambridge, Balliol College, Oxford, will 

 name shells sent for identification. Applicants must keep duplicates of specimens sent. 



British Odoxata (Dragox Flies;, axd British Orthoptera. — Mr. W. Harcourt, Bath, 195, 

 Ladgwood Road, Birmingham, will name specimens and answer questions referring to above orders. 



Lepidoptera.— Mr. Eustace Ft. Bankes, 31. A., F.E.S., The Rectory, Corfe Castle, Wareham, will 

 name specimens of Lepidoptera sent to him for that purpose. Applicants must, however, send 

 addressed label when requiring specimens returned. 



Mollusca : Marixe axd Terrestrial.- — Mr. B. Tomlin, The Green, Llandaff, will name 

 specimens of the above Mollusca sent to him by subscribers for the purpose. 



Diptera. — Mr. R. H. Meade, Mount Royd, Bradford, will verify and correct the names of specimens 

 of Diptera sent to him by subscribers for that purpose. 



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