No. 57. VoL. V. 
September, 1894. 
Mature 12otes 
THE, MAGftZlI^EXQF THE 
DECEMBER IN NEW ZEALAND 165 
By H. Guthrie-Smith, F.Z.S. 
TO A SWIFT IN CHURCH 168 
By Richard F. Towndrow, F.L.S. 
“SCUTCH" 168 
By Robert Holland 
BIRD SUPERSTITIONS 172 
By F. W. Ashley. 
A BOOK OF BEGINNINGS 174 
SHORT NOTICES OF BOOKS 175 
SELBORNIANA. Questions for Village Children.— Scholars and Flowers .. 176 
NATURAL HISTORY NOTES AND QUERIES. Blackbird and Cat.- 
Who Sucked the Egg? — Lemmings. — Partridge Carrying Young. — The 
Brown Owl. — A Brave Thrush. — Our Tame Rooks. — Night-Jar, &c. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS 
SELBORNE SOCIETY NOTICES 
177 
179 
180 
lOnDott — JOHN BALE & SONS, 87-89, Great Titchfield Street, W. 
Cltg Bgcilt — ELLIOT STOCK, 62, Paternoster Row, E.C. 
Px*ioe 
2d. 
