Nephrops norvegicus, 184
Neptunus pelagicus, 203; sanguinolentus, 204
Nerocila sp.?, 211
Nest of Common Sandpiper with four eggs, 110; of Social Spider, figured, 253; of Anthodiæta collaris, 418; of Cinnyris gutturalis and C. chalybæus, 418; of Heron made of wire, 484
Nesting of Hobby in Hants, 24, 83, 125; site, abnormal, of Kestrel, 110; early, of House Sparrow, 123; of Nightingale at Wells, Somerset, 317; of Greater Spotted Woodpecker near Bath, 318,—at Wells, Somerset, 319; notes from Yorkshire, 349; of Spotted Flycatcher, 358; site, peculiar, of Swallow v. Flycatcher, 429; of Nuthatch, 480; sites, irregular, 480; late, of Corn Bunting, 485; habits of Moor-hen, 506
Nestor notabilis of New Zealand, 216
Nightjar nesting at Wells, Somerset, 317
Nika couchii, 185; edulis, 185
Noctua glareosa, 456
Nomenclature, zoological, remarks on proposed international code, 423
Norfolk, ornithological notes from (1897), 106
Notodontina, 296
Notornis mantelli, 492
Nucifraga caryocatactes, 474
Numenius phæopus, 321
Nuthatch, nesting of, 480
Obituary:—
- Allman, Prof. George J., M.D., F.R.S., 519
- Dennis, George Christopher, 240
- Frenzel, Dr. Johannes, 47
- Horn, Dr. George H., 47
- Hurst, C. Herbert, 287
- I'Anson, James, 240
- Kleinenberg, Dr. Nicolaus, 144
- Marks, Henry Stacy, B.A., 48
- Salvin, Osbert, 315
- Van Voorst, John, 452
Oceanodroma castro, 320; cryptoleucura, 320
Ocypoda cordimana, 205
Odobœnus rosmarus, 100
Œdemia nigra, 505
Œdipodea germanica, 457
Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, 140
Orca gladiator, 309, 447
Ornithological millinery, 286
Orthagoriscus mola, 509
Otis tetrax, 125
Otters in S.W. Hampshire, 262
Owl, Barn, food of, 215
Owls, morphology of, 231
Owls and Kestrels, a plea for, 449, 505
Oxalis stricta, 406
Oysters, food of, 233
Ozius truncatus, 202
Pachygrapsus transversus, 206
Paguridæ, 131
Paguristes barbatus, 208
Pagurus bernhardus, 183
Palæmon serratus, 186; squilla, 186; varians, 186
Palinurus hügeli, 208; vulgaris, 142, 183
Pandalus annulicornis, 185
Pandion haliaëtus, 362
Papilio aristolochiæ, 283; ophidicephalus, 254; polites, 283
Papilionina, 297
Parasites in birds, 415
Parastacus, Dr. E. Löonberg on, 373
Parrot, Kea, of New Zealand, 216
Partridge, variety, 114
Partridges rearing chickens, 189; rare, in Leadenhall Market, 215
Parus ater, 190, 507; borealis, 116; cæruleus, 190, 507; cristatus, 363; major, 190, 507; palustris, 507; palustris dresseri, 117; salicarius, a British bird, 116
Passer domesticus, 123, 190, 507
Penæus canaliculatus, 209; esculentus, 209
Perdix barbata, 215; cinerea, 508; daurica, 215; montana, 114; sibirica, 215
Petrel, Fork-tailed, on Yorkshire coast, 362
Petromyzon marinus, 365
Phalaropus fulicarius, 26, 84; hyperboreus, 26, 84
Phasianus colchicus, 505, 508
Philippine Islands, ornithology of, 236
Phoca grœnlandica, 100; hispida, 100; vitulina, 100, 307
Phocæna communis, 310; phocæna, 504
Phoneyusa, sp. stridulating organ, figured, 18
Phylloscopus rufus, 214; trochilus, 214