Notes on the Natural History of East Finmarlc. 567 case of the lizard, must be of use to the rodent when pursued bj shepherds' dogs, birds of prey, or other enemies, though, unlike the lizard, it is unable to repeat the manoeuvre. These mice were caught alive in traps baited witii bread by villagers, who said they were very scarce, though there appeared to be no difSculfy in getting as many as I required. They also told me that their holes are very deep and that tliey are never found iu houses, though said to haunt the " mandras " (caves and shelters for goats) in the hills. They were all caught iu the Kerynia Hills, not far from the village of Dikouio. This portion of tlie south side of the range, whicli is composed of a grey limestone, is extremely barren, strewn with stones fallen from the rocks and cliffs, and sparsely clothed with low and generally thorny plants. The undulating ground and plain lying below are for the greater part of the year arid and practically destitute of vegetation. Remains of this mouse were iound in the earth of a cave in the same locality. I never met with or heard of it in other parts of the island, though probably it occurs at any rate over the whole of the Mesoroea, or central plain, and the southern slopes of the Kerynia Hills. LXXVIII. — Notes on the Natural History of East Finmark. By Canon A. M. Norman, M.A., D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S., F.L.S. [Continued from p. 173.] [Plate XIII.] POLYZOA. I HAVE in the following paper on Polyzoa extended the scope of the subject beyond the limit of East Finmarkian specieSj in order to introduce matter relating to classification and observations on some Arctic and other species. The species which have been found in East Finmark have been numbered, and such species as have no pretixed number will be under-stood not to have connexion with the fauna of that district. Herr F. A. Smitt, in 1865-74, published his ' Kritisk Forteckning ofver Skandinaviens Hafs bryozoer.^ This work contained an admirable series of illustrations of Scan-dinavian and Arctic Polyzoa. The figures, though small,, were excellent, and they have been and must continue to be
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