THE 
NATURALISTS’ JOURNAL, 
A Monthly Medium for Collectors and Students of Natural History. 
LONDON: 
W. Longley, 12, White Hart Street, Catherine Street, Strand, W.C. 
Vol. i, No. 6. 
DECEMBER, 1892. 
One Penny. 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
PAGE 
Observations on the Rhopal- 
OCERA OF THE NEARCTIC 
Regions . 
6 l 
Geology and Geography; 
Curi us nesting places ; The 
collecting of Birds’ Eggs : 
Notes and observations from 
Royston . 
64 
clutches or singles ? ; Killing 
reptiles for preservation. 
67 
The Practical Naturalist t 
Notes and News 
70 
Collecting, Preserving. &c. 
66 
For Sale and Wanted ... 
70 
Land and Freshwater Shells 
Correspondence : 
Exchanges .. 
7 i 
Notes on the Cicindelidae ; 
To Correspondents . 
72 
To Museums & Private Collectors . 
SUMNER’S 
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(Established 1868), 
NATURALISTS’ STORES, 
WELLINGTON TERRACE, CLIFTON, 
BRISTOL. 
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largest and most authentic selections in this 
country of BIRDS’ EGGS, in Clutches and with 
Nest. BIRD SKINS. British and EXOTIC 
LEPIDOPTERA.and Insects generally. Splen¬ 
did Stock. FOREIGN SHELLS. Natural 
History Books, CABINETS, and apparatus. 
Selections of Shells and Insects sent on approval. 
Special Offer. —Steel Egg Drill,Brass Blow¬ 
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Living Specimens of Birds, Reptiles, Fish, 
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