CONTENTS.
Brief Notes on an Expedition to the North of Iceland in 1899, F. Coburn, 401.
Note on the Origin of Sexual Dimorphism, and of Nuptial Weapons and Ornamentation, G.E.H. Barrett-Hamilton, 420.
Notes and Queries:—
- Mammalia.—De Winton's Wood-Mouse in Worcestershire, B.I. Pocock, 423. Autumnal Litter of Dormice, H.E. Forrest, 423. White Leveret at Rainworth, Notts, /. Whitaker, 423.
- Aves.—Croldcrest Seven Hundred Miles from Land, J. Trumbull, 423. Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus rufus) singing in Autumn, G. Townsend, W.H, Warner, Allan Ellison, 424. Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi) in North Wales, H.E. Forrest, 425. Siskins in Orkney, N.F. Ticehurst, 425. Siskins in Sussex, Michael J. Nicoll, 426. Breeding Habits of the Swift, Francis C.B. Jourdain, 426. Hobby Breeding in Shropshire, H.E. Forrest, 426. Redfooted Falcon in Essex, J.H. Gurney, 426. Osprey at Rye Harbour, Michael J. Nicoll, 427. Osprey in Hampshire, G.B. Corbin, 427. Little Bustard in Sussex, George W. Bradshaw, 428. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus hyperboreus) in North Wales, H.E. Forrest, 428. Great Snipe and Variety of Swallow in Hampshire, G.B. Corbin, 428. A Breeding Station of the Puffin (Fratercula arctica), (with illustration), W.H. Workman, 429.
- Reptilia.—The Sand-Lizard in Berkshire, Capt. S.S. Flower, 430.
- Insecta.—A Dipterous Parasite in the Plumage of Birds, G.B. Corbin, 430.
Notices of New Books, 432-437.
Editorial Gleanings, 438-440.
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