Meteorological Observations. 35 1 



CHJETURA RUFICOLLIS; CAYENNE. 



May 8, 1841. 

 Gentlemen, — Amongst the many additions to the ornithological 

 department of the Museum of the Liverpool Royal Institution which 

 have been added of late, is a Swallow, which appears to me to be new 

 to science, and on showing it to Mr. Natterer, he considered it as 

 never having been described. It belongs to that division which 

 Mr. Swainson characterises under the name of Chcetura, and I pro- 

 pose the specific name of ruficollis, from a distinct rusty colour which 

 surrounds the neck. The throat and breast are of the same colour, 

 but having a mottled appearance, from the feathers of these parts 

 being only edged with rufous. The chin is nearly sooty-coloured, 

 the feathers being very slightly edged with rufous. Body above and 

 below sooty black ; the outer webs of the wings and tail much 

 darker, with slight purplish reflections. The top of the head is dark 

 sooty, but the front is brownish black. Should you think the above 

 worthy a place in your valuable Magazine, I shall feel obliged by its 

 insertion. And remain yours, etc., 



Henry Johnson, Curator, 

 Liverpool Royal Institution. 



YOUNG GIRAFFE. 



A young male Giraffe was born at the Garden of the Zoological 

 Society, on Thursday last, the 27th of May. The mother and fawn 

 are quite well. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR APRIL 1841. 



Chiswick. — April 1. Cloudy. 2. Fine: clear. 3. Slight haze: cloudy and 

 fine. 4. Cloudy : slight rain. 5. Cloudy and fine. 6, 7. Very fine. 8. Fine 

 in the morning: hail-shower at 1 p.m.: cloudy and fine at night. 9. Overcast 

 and cold. 10 — 12. Cloudy and cold. 13. Cloudy: rain. 14. Cloudy: slight 

 rain. 15. Showery. 16, 17. Fine. 18. Overcast and cold. 19. Fine. 20. 

 Overcast. 21. Cold and dry. 22. Cloudy and cold. 23. Heavy rain. 24. Fine. 

 25. Very fine : slight rain: cloudy and windy at night. 26. Hazy : fine. 27. Very 

 fine. 28. Rain. 29. Rain : very fine : clear at night. 30. Dry haze throughout 

 the day : clear at night. 



Boston. — April 1. Fine : rain early a.m. 2. Storntiy : rain early a.m. 3, 4. 

 Fine. 5. Cloudy : rain p.m. 6. Fine. 7. Cloudy : rain p.m. 8. Cloudy. 

 9. Fine : rain early a.m. 10. Cloudy. 1 1. Cloudy : rain early a.m. : hail-storm 

 p.m. 12. Cloudy: rain early a.m. 13. Fine : rain early a.m. 14, 15. Fine: 

 rain P.M. 16. Fine: ice this morning. 17. Fine. 18. Cloudy. 19. Fine. 

 20. Fine: hail and rain p.m. 21. Cloudy: rain p.m. 22, Cloudy: rain early 

 A.M. 23. Rain. 24. Fine. 25. Fine : rain early a.m. 26. Cloudy. 27, 28. 

 Fine. 29. Cloudy. 30. Fine. 



Applegarth Manse, Dumfries-shire. — April 1. Fine a.m : rain p.m. 2. Fine: 

 showers p.m. 3. Fine : one shower. 4. Fine a.m. : rain p.m. 5. Fine : slight 

 shower. 6. Fine and fair all day. 7. Rain p.m. 8. Fair a.m. : shower p.m. 

 9. Fine and fair all day. 10,11. Occasional showers. 12. Fine and fair. 13. 

 Wet P.M. 14. Showery P.M. 15. Rain and hail. 16. Rain, sleet and hail. 

 17 — 20. Showers. 21. Fair and cold. 22, 23. Frosty morning : fine. 24. 

 Very wet p.m. 25. Rainy forenoon. 26. Wet all day. 27. Rain a.m. : cleared 

 up. 28. Beautiful day : thunder and rain. 29, 30. Fine and fair. 



Sun shone out 27 days. Rain fell 20 days. Thunder 2 days. Frosty morn- 

 ings 2. Hail 2 days. 



