Our vivarium contains, in addition to the above, two of the three British newts, viz., _Lophinus punctatus_ and _L. palmatus_. The former, though usually spoken of as the “common newt” is in many districts (as at Haslemere) not so common as the palmate newt. The latter is smaller, and the tail terminates abruptly in a threadlike filament, instead of gradually tapering to a point. An ants’ nest contained between sheets of glass, on the plan devised by Sir John Lubbock (Lord Avebury) and described in his “Ants, Bees, and Wasps” (p. 2), always proves a source of attraction to visitors in the winter, as well as summer months. We have had for two seasons past a nest of the amber-coloured meadow ant (_Formica flava_) displayed under these conditions. It is probably the most intelligent of European species, forming the grassy hillocks from 9 to 18 inches high, so commonly seen in some districts. The queen, which is much larger than either workers or males, requires very careful searching for upon opening a nest; but the peculiar little white woodlice (which delights in the long name of _Platyarthous hoffmanseggii_, they are a sort of guest of the ants) may be always easily discerned. Every spring we take out of the Museum and arrange in this department a series of our summer migrants, accompanied with general notes on bird migration. The following may be seen now: Swallow, martin, swift, sand martin, cuckoo, corncrake, nightingale, wryneck, nightjar, redstart, yellow wagtail, garden warbler, wheatear, chiffchaff and whinchat. Kept under a bell glass and fed with lettuce and cabbage leaves are some half a dozen examples of the large edible or vine snail (_Helix pomatia_), the largest of our native land molluscs. This species occurs chiefly on the chalk in the southern counties. At one time it was supposed to have been introduced by the Romans, but of late years the opinion has gained ground that it was indigenous. In the same quarters is an example of a shell-slug, the _Testacella haliotidea_, sent from Torquay. The shell-slugs differ from ordinary slugs in having a shell on the tail. They are carnivorous and feed upon earth-worms, which they pursue in their burrows; hence may be considered as gardeners’ friends. * * * * * A GILBERT WHITE PAGE. (_Continued from p. 27._)