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LINCOLNSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY. 



Reptiles and Amphibians. — Records and specimens of these 

 may be sent in at any time. 



Fishes. — Records of freshwater fish will always be welcome, and 

 will be duly fided for the use of whomever is asked to write the list. 



Marine Fish.— Mr. O. T. Olsen, F.L.S., of Grimsby, has kindly 

 consented to prepare a list in this department, and will be pleased to 

 have records or other assistance. 



Land and Freshwater MoUusca. — In this department specimeiis 

 are particularly desired, and every one — if he has a mind — can pick 

 up and forward such examples of snails and slugs as he sees ; none 

 are too trivial or too common to be noticed, more especially as the 

 great difficulty experienced is to obtain the very common species. 

 Slugs are desired alive^ and should be sent in tin boxes, packed with 

 damp moss, or even a wet cloth. Should assistance be speedily 

 forthcoming, this list would be pushed forward and published early. 



Marine Mollusca. — We should be pleased to hear from any who 

 are investigating this department — or from any who can forward 

 specimens for examination. 



Lepidoptera. — Lists, notes, or specimens, all would be useful. 



Coleoptera and other Insects. — The same remarks apply. 



Microscopical and other Low Forms of Life. — Notes and lists 

 v/ould be of considerable use. 



Plants. — Much the same remarks apply as in the various depart- 

 ments of Zoology. 



Geological and Meteorological Papers — especially if dealing 

 with careful and detailed work, would be acceptable. 



Bibliography. — Any one who has the time, and the opportunity, 

 for examining the sets of the various scientific journals with a view to 

 collecting such Lincolnshire information as may be already recorded, 

 would confer signal service. 



These few observations will serve to indicate the objects which 

 are in view. There is to be no fixed and unvarying lavv^ laid down, 

 but at the same time a general idea will be borne in mind. The lists 

 as far as practicable are to be systematic in their scope, and to 

 embody precise and minute details. The time has not yet arrived 

 when we can say of any species that it is 'everywhere' in the county, 

 therefore the observations upon all the species are to be detailed and 

 precise, however common the species may be supposed to be ; for it 

 is against all the principles of science to make svveepi*ng deductions 

 from a small and insufficient array of facts. There is therefore scope 

 for accepting all the assistance that may be offered by residents in or 

 visitors to the county of Lincoln. 



Naturalist, 



