CONTENTS.
Dante as a Naturalist, J.L. Bevir, M.A., 361.
Early Ornithologists, Rev. H.A. Macpherson, M.A., 376.
Breeding Habits of the Swift, Rev. Allan Ellison, 384.
| Obituary.—William Doherty, 386. | Notes and Queries, 388–393. |
| Notices of New Books, 394–396. | Editorial Gleanings, 397–400. |
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