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Rumex propinquus. J. E. Aresch. 
R. pratensis (acutus). 
Euphorbia Peplus.f 
Potamogeton pusillus. sj>. 
Scirpus fluitans. sp. 
S. multicaulis. 
ZOOLOGICAL NOTES. 
Daubenton's Bat {VespertiUo dauhentoni) in Elginshire. — It gives 
me pleasure to record the capture of a fine example (a male) of this bat at 
Cromdale Church, about two-and-a-half miles below Grantown, vStrathspey. 
The church, which stands within a few feet of the river Spey, is surrounded 
by a stone-and-lime wall, from five to six feet high. When passing the church 
about 7 p.m. on 5th instant (September, 1891), a somewhat loud chirping, not 
unlike that of a young finch, attracted my attention. At first I thought the 
sound came from an overhanging tree, but I soon traced it to a hole in the 
top of the wall — a narrow opening between two of the copestones. By 
removing a few pieces of lime I was able to insert my hand far enough to 
secure the creature, which, so far as I could discover, was the only occupant 
of the hole. The sound it uttered was louder and less shrill than that usually 
made by the Pipistrelle. If I mistake not, this species has not hitherto been 
recorded from a locality so far north in Scotland. I have shown the specimen 
to the editor, who confirms my identification. 
I take this opportunity of reminding the readers of the Scottish Naturalist 
how very little we know of the distribution of the bats in Scotland. Every 
opportunity of securing specimens for identification should therefore be taken 
advantage of. — William Evans. 
The Recent Introduction of the Badger into Linlithgow- 
shire. — In June 1881, the Earl of Rosebery sent some badgers from one of 
his English estates to Dalmeny Park, Linlithgowshire, where a pair were 
turned down and left to shift for themselves. They very soon disappeared : 
one was caught on the Hopetoun estate, the other was believed to have met its 
fate in East Lothian. A more successful attempt was made in 1888, when 
three badgers were sent from England and put into an old fox's earth, and were 
fed on dogs' biscuits and rabbits' liver for some time. The badgers soon set 
about enlarging their den by deepening it ; and up to the present time, about 
two or three tons of sand have been thrown up by them. The den is well 
hidden among brackens six feet high, and the badgers have several "runs," 
