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been identified by the Hon. N. C. Rothschild as Ctenophihalmus 

 agyrtes Heller., Ceratophyllus penicilliger Qxwhk^,, Hystrichopsylla 

 talpae Cmt. Including another species, Ceratophyllus galUnaey 

 captured in the previous year, this raises the number of fleas 

 taken on the Vole to four. I believe a fifth species has been 

 taken, but as I have not seen it I do not include it here. 



The giant flea, Hystrichopsylla talpae^ is usually associated 

 with the Mole, after which animal it is named, but the capture 

 of six specimens upon the Orkney Vole adds another host to 

 the list upon which the parasite occurs. It has previously been 

 taken from the Common Shrew, Long-tailed Field Mouse, Bank 

 Vole, Stoat, Weasel, and Mole. 



The Royal Society has awarded the Royal Medal to Dr. Ramsay A. 

 Traquair for his researches relating- to Fossil Fishes. 



We have had our attention drawn to the circular issued by a dealer, who- 

 for a guarantee of ;^I5 will supply the following specimens, collected at 

 St. Kilda :— 



Nest-Feathered. 



Adult. 



Gannets ... ... 2 



Cormorant ... ... ... 2 



Shag- ... .. ... ... 2 



Fulmer Petrel ... ... ... 2 



Fork-tailed Petrel ... ... 2 



Manx Shearwater ... ... 2 



Puffin 2 



Razorbill ... ... ... ... 2 



Guillemott [sic] ... ... ... 2 



Black Guillemott [sic] ... ... 2 



Ring-ed Guillemot ... ... i 



Great Black-Backed Gull ... 2 



Lesser ,, ,, ... 2 



Herring Gull ... ... ... 2 



Common Gull ... ... 2 



Kitty wake ... ... ... 2 



Black-Headed Gull 2 



Common Tern ... ... ... 2 



Lesser ..." ... ... 2 



Eider ,, ... ... ... 2 



Oyster Catcher ... ... ... 2 



Roy ston Crow ... ... ... 2 



St. Kilda Wren i 



Rock Pipit ... ... ... 2 



Wheatear ... ... ... 2 



There is also the following note : — ' Such other specimens as may be collected, 

 in addition to the specified series guaranteed above, will be divided amongst 

 the subscribers. A clutch of eggs will be sent with each series of Sea Fowl,' 

 Thus each subscriber receives a guaranteed series of over 100 specimens, as 

 well as eggs, and if there are ten subscribers it means that considerably 

 over a thousand specimens will leave St. Kilda. 



Nestlings. 

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3 

 3 

 2 



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2 

 2 

 2 

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2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

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* Manim. Great Brit, and Ireland, Vol. L, pp. 143, 152. 



t Faun. Orkney Islands, p. 64. 



X Historia Naturalis Orcadensis, 1848. 



§ Ann. Scot. Nat. His., 1905, p. 7. 



Naturalist, 



