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know that lie passed daily a field in 

 which the Mole was very abundant, 

 yet on this animal being named he 

 could not undertake to say he had ever 

 seen one alive, though he thought he 

 would know it if he did. Nor let his 

 ignorance be laughed at. Which of 

 our readers know by sight a score of our 

 native mammals, or could give even a 

 brief account of the habits of half-a-dozen 

 of them ? How many species of Rats 

 and Mice are native in the Island 1 

 Who can give an account from personal 

 ob&ervation of the Harvest Mouse, or 

 the Water Shrew ? Who has seen the 

 Black Rat in a wild state, and can 

 explain its retreat before its brown 

 cousin, sometimes calledthe Hanoverian 

 Rat ? We have heard the Black Rat 

 called the " Old English " Rat, but we 

 also have some remembrance of seeing 

 it called the Norman Rat, as though it 

 had come over at the Norman Con- 

 quest. 



Some time ago we asked for replies 

 to certain Entomological queries, but 

 our unknown friend, " John Peel," 

 beat all competitors from the field, and 

 avc had to abandon the idea for a time. 

 We now offer a bound copy of Vol. I, 

 of the Young Naturalist for the best 

 life history of any British Mammal. 

 The writers must give their authority 

 for all statements they cannot vouch 

 for from personal knowledge. Original 

 observation, and particularly any new 

 facts will have special consideration in 

 ^ the award. Papers to reach us by 

 May 1st. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



H. F. H., Devonport. — We will take a hin 

 from your suggestion. 



Early spring is a good time for visiting th< 

 Cheshire sandhills. A list of the lepid 

 optera found there was published in No 

 26 of this magazine, which can be sent pos 

 free for i^d. 



P. T. D., Edgbaston. — Your insects are, a, b 



f, Basilinco 1 ; c, d. j, Augur ; e, Cubicularis 



g, Dilutata; h, Badiata ; i, Repandata ; k, b 

 b, Defoliaria ; 1, Tmthina; m,Rurea; n, } 

 r, Xanthorjrapha ; o, Testacca ; q, Tiliaria 

 s, Lucipara ; t, Immanata ; u, v, Rivata ; w 

 Laxtearia ; x, Flavago ; y, Ferrugeata ; 

 Instabilis ; a a, Anccps. Several of these 

 species came in your last lot. 



Several parties who have seen Mr. Mosley s 

 " Varieties of British Lepidoptera," and 

 " European Butterflies" have asked if they 

 could not have the British Butterflies done 

 in a similar style. We beg now to state 

 that we are able to supply beautifully j[ 

 hand-painted plates (uniform in size with 

 the Young Naturalist) of British Butterflies 

 including figures of types, and all the varieties; 

 also larvae, pupae, and food plants as 

 far as known. These will be supplied in 

 2/6 parts, and our time will not permit us 

 to supply more than a limited number. 



Our next number be.H g the monthly cover, 

 parties having books, or other Natural 

 History appliances, for sale or wants, had 

 better communicate at once. 



EXCHANGES. 



Wanted to borrow for figuring the follow- 

 ing species, or well executed drawings of the 

 same : — Par. Nornw.ndii ', Colias Thisoa, Melitaa 

 Iduna, M. Disfontainesii, M. Arduinna, M. 

 Britomartis, M. Asteria, Arg. Selenis, A. 

 Polaris, A. Frigga, A. T/iore, A. Eugenia, A. 

 Cyrcnc, A. Alexandra, &c,, c~c. I will make 

 a good return for the loan of specimens or 

 figures. — S. E. Mosley, Beaumont Park, 

 Huddersfield. 



