466 Meteorological Observations. 



Pandora fflacialis, Leach (Brit. Mus.). 



Macoma tenera, Leach {Tellina balthica^ L.). 



Crassina semisulcata, Leach (Brit. M.\\.%.)^Astarte lactea, Brod. 

 and Sby. 



Nicania Banksii, Leach. (Specimens answering to Leach's de- 

 scription are in the Museum cases ; the authors of the * British 

 Mollusca ' have hesitated to include this with the smooth variety of 

 Astarte compressa^ Mont.) 



There is a tablet of small specimens of Crania anomala^ labelled 

 " Spitzbergen, Capt. Buchan," which is now confirmed by Prof. 

 Goodsir's specimens. The species does not range to Finmark on the 

 Norwegian coast. 



Dr. Loven mentions Trophon scalariformis and '* Yoldia hyper- 

 horea " as occurring at Spitzbergen ; diW&Saxicava arctica, Buccinum 

 glaciate, and Fusus despectus and deformis have also been collected 

 there. — S. P. Woodward. 



METEOROLOGICAL BSERVATIONS FOR OCTOBER 1855. 



Chiswick. — October 1. Fine: showery: fine. 2. Foggy: cloudy : foggy : rain. 

 3. Dense fog : rain. 4. Densely clouded : heavy rain. 5. Fine : lieavy rain. 6. 

 Very fine : cloudy : rain. 7. Fine : foggy at night. 8, Rain : very fine. 9. Foggy : 

 very fine. 10. Fine. 11. Rain. 12. Cloudy and boisterous : rain. 13. Very 

 fine. 14. Foggy: cloudy. 15. Dense fog: fine. 16. Very fine: rain at night. 



17. Rain, with fog. 18. Overcast : fine. 19. Light clouds and fine. 20. Fine : 

 cloudy: fine. 21. Cloudy. 22. Foggy: very fine: cloudy. 23. Foggy: uniformly 

 overcast. 24. Fine : clear : fine. 25. Cloudy and boisterous. 26. Very boisterous : 

 overcast : fine. 27. Exceedingly fine. 28. Very clear : fine. 29. Rain : drizzly. 

 30. Constant heavy rain. 31. Rain : cloudy : rain at night. 



Mean temperature of the month 50°-28 



Mean temperature of Oct. 1854 48 '20 



Mean temperature of Oct. for the last twenty-nine years ... 50 '00 

 Average amount of rain in Oct 2-686 inches. 



Boston. — Oct. 1. Cloudy. 2. Cloudy : rain a.m. 3. Cloudy. 4. Rain a.m. and 

 P.M. : heavy thunder-storm. 5. Fine : rain p.m. 6. Fine. 7. Cloudy : rain a.m. 

 8. Foggy. 9. Cloudy : rain p.m. 10. Fine. 11. Rain a.m. and p.m. 12. Cloudy. 

 13. Fine, 14. Cloudy. 15. Foggy : rain p.m. 16. Fine. 17. Cloudy : rain a.m. 



18. Fine. 19. Cloudy : rain p.m. 20. Fine. 21. Cloudy : rain p.m. 22. Cloudy. 

 23. Cloudy : rain a.m. and p.m. 24. Fine. 25, Cloudy. 26, 27. Rain a.m. and 

 P.M. 28. Fine. 29. Foggy: rain am. and p.m. 30, 31. Rain a.m. and p.m. 



Sandivick Manse, Orkney. — Oct. 1. Fog a.m.: clear p.m. 2. Drizzle a.m. : 

 damp P.M. 3: Showers a.m. : rain p.m. 4. Rain a.m. and p.m. 5. Clear a.m. 

 and p.m. 6. Bright a.m. : cloudy p.m. 7. Rain a.m. and p.m. 8. Hazy a.m. : 

 drizzle p.m. 9. Cloudy a.m. : sleet-showers, aurora p.m. 10. Cloudy a.m. : 

 dry; rain p.m. 11. Showers a.m. and p.m. 12. Showers a.m. : clear p.m. 13. 

 Fine a.m. : clear, fine, aurora p.m. 14. Fine, hoar-frost a.m. : clear, fine, aurora 

 P.M. 15. Fine, frost a.m. : clear, fine p.m. 16. Sleet-showers a.m. : clear p.m. 

 17. Showers a.m. : rain p.m. 18. Showers a.m. : sleet-showers, aurora p.m. 



19. Drops A.M. : clear, fine p.m. 20. Rain a.m. : drizzle p.m. 21. Showers a.m. : 

 clear p.m. 22. Cloudy a.m. and p.m. 23. Rain a.m. : sleet-showers p.m. 24. 

 Hail-showers a.m. : sleet-showers p.m. 25, 26. Rain a.m. : showers p.m. 27. 

 Snow-showers a.m. : clear, aurora p.m. 28. Clear, frost a.m. and p.m. 29. Cloudy 

 A.M.: hazy P.M. 30. Bright a.m. : clear p.m. 31. Bright a.m. : cloudy p.m. 



Mean temperature of Oct. for twenty-eight previous years ... 47°64 



Mean temperature of this month 45 -72 



Mean temperature of Oct. 1854 46 "39 



Average quantity of rain in Oct. for fifteen previous years ... 5*08 inches. 



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