The Zoologist; A Popular Miscellany of Natural History Volume 12 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 edition. Excerpt: ... Mr. H. Milner, --it seems probable that Zyg&na Minos has also an extensive range through the district inhabited by these alpine plants, that is, in this county as far north as Galway and throughout the limestone districfof the north of Clare: how far it may reach inland remains to be ascertained. An insect, too, which inhabits Germany, Switzerland and France, can hardly be expected to remain long peculiar to Ireland only of the British Isles, whether we look to Teesdale, from its botanical similarity, or to the Southern and Western counties for its occurrence in England.-- A. G. More; Castle Taylor, Ardrahan, Ireland, July 15, 1854. Captures in Sutherlandshire.--As some of the readers of the ' Zoologist, ' may lilce to know the result of a month's collecting in Sutherlandshire, I enclose a list of my captures. The locality in which I collected was about two miles in length, between Shin Bridge and Achany, and consisted chiefly of a birch wood, with a few alders and white poplars, and thick heather below. The whole of May was most unfavorable for collecting, as cold cloudy weather, with incessant wind all day, prevailed throughout the month. My primary object was salmon-fishing, but as I was out early and late I worked the place fairly. I have little doubt that any entomologist who would examine the mountainous part of Sutherlandshire would be well repaid for bis journey. In birds, there was nothing particular to be noted. The woodcocks were very abundant, and flew round the woods regularly at dusk; but they appeared to have hatched their young very early, as, although I saw very many young birds, I did not meet with any unable to fly. There were several pairs of the red-breasted merganser flying up and down the river all day, but I did...