Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals
The following Report contains a summary of investigations of a Committee reappointed by the British Association for the Advancement of Science, at Aberdeen, in 1885, to consist of Professor Newton, Mr J. A. Harvie-Brown, Mr John Cordeaux, Mr W. Eagle Clarke, Mr R. M. Barringto...
Sir,--I beg to return you the concluding schedule for this year, and most likely I have put a lot of remarks into it and previous ones that are of little account, and some of th...
2. Part 2_N. Unst._--John Nichol (principal), J. J. Morrison, Robert Agnew, and John Down (assistants), send in three well-filled schedules. J. N. in a note says: "Wood's Natural History...
3. Part 3The _first_ spring Wagtail is recorded at XXVII. (Isle of May) on 24th February, S.W. The last at same place on May 23d, but the species breeds there. April is the busiest month...
5. Part 5[Footnote 9: Bramblings are reported as having been more plentiful in Lincolnshire and Norfolk than has been the case for very many years. In the Migration Report for 1883, the...
11. Part 11124. L.H. Air. * 125. L.H. Menai, Joseph Steer. * 126. L.H. Skerries, Wm. Jno. Rees. * 127. L.H. Holyhead Breakwater, Messrs Pritchard, Owen, and Hughes. * 128. L.H. South Stack...
4. Part 4July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. N.E. to S.S.E., N.N.E. to N.W. to N.W., N. to W. N., ... occasionally S.S.E., S.W., north of at with ... westerly occasionally once XIV.; XI...
12. Part 12_Hirundo rustica_, Swallow.--Spring: First observed at the Carnarvon Bay L.V. on the 23d of March; next on the 31st, when two were seen at Bull Point. At Langness, a few were se...
1. Part 1The following Report contains a summary of investigations of a Committee reappointed by the British Association for the Advancement of Science, at Aberdeen, in 1885, to consist...
15. Part 15_Eagle Island, E._--October 10th, five seen; 23d, two. November 18th, fifty to sixty came from shore, and returned. December 23d, two. "I think these must be Crows from their ha...
14. Part 14_Arklow South Light-ship._--February 11th, two killed striking at midnight; fog; found dead on deck. 12th, two killed striking; gloomy. 13th, four about light; 15th, one killed...
9. Part 931st, E. to S.E., very fresh, cloudy, cold; in evening, wind again more easterly.--_F. nisus_ and _buteo_, some. _C. cornix_, very many; _monedula_, some flights. _Sturnus_, few...
13. Part 13Anticipatory of the report for the spring of 1886, it may be mentioned that several rare species have occurred, which would probably have passed under another name, were it not...
6. Part 6From Malmo, Sweden.--Mr Frank E. Newton sends a cutting from a Gotland newspaper, of which the following is a translation:--"A curious circumstance happened at the F[)a]rö Light...
7. Part 711th, easterly, light, dull, very fine drizzly rain.--During the past night, from 2 o'clock, extensive migration of Thrushes, Wheatears, and all sorts of Longshanks; particularl...
8. Part 826th, N.N.W., light, overcast, cool; noon, warmer; in evening, calm, E. (?).--The above, but only scattered during the early hours. At noon, pretty many _Sylviæ_, _Anth. arboreu...
16. Part 16_Arklow South Light-ship._--Gannets noted February 14th, 19th, 20th, March 2d, 4th, 23d, and May 12th, in every case flying low to the N.E. August 16th and September 23d, flocks...