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rus, passing into Gemini, reaching her greatest eastern 

 elongation on the 9th ; rising on the 1st at 6h. 26m. 

 a.ra., on the 16th at 6h. 34m., and on the 31st at 6h. 

 45m. a.m. ; setting on the 1st at llh. 46m. p.m., on the 

 I6that llh. 48m. p.m., and on the 31st at llh. 27m. p.m. 



Mars is unfavourably situated for observation ; he 

 is in Sagittarius. He rises on the 1st at 12h. 52m. 

 a.m., on the 16th at 12h. 17m. a.m., an I on the 31st 

 at llh. 33m. p.m. ; setting on the 1st at 8h. 40m. a.m., 

 on the 16th at 8h. Cm. a.m., and on the 31st at 7h. 

 24m. a.m. 



Jupiter is a very fine object, although much less 

 conspicuous than Venus. He is an evening star. He 

 is in Gemini until the end of the month, when he 

 passes into Cancer. He rises on the 1st at 8h. 35m. 

 a.m., on the 16th at 71i. 48m., and on the 31st at 7h. 

 2m. a.m. ; setting on the 1st at l"2h. 57m. a.m., on the 

 16th at 12h. 5m. a.m., and on the 31st at llh. 12m. 

 p.m. He occults the Moon on the 24th. 



Saturn is still an evening star, in the constellation 

 Leo, rising on the 1st at llh. 19m. a.m., on the 

 16th at lOh. 23m., and on the 31st at 9h. 2Sm. a.m. ; 

 setting on the 1st at 2h. 23m. a.m., on the 16th at 

 Ih. 2om. a.m., and on the 31st at 12h.2Sm. a.m. He 

 is a conspicuous object, and situated near Regulus. 



Uranus is now invisible to the naked eye, being too 

 near the Sun, in the constellation Taurus ; rising on 

 the 1st at 51i. 37m. a.m., on the 16th at 4h. 41m. a.m., 

 and on the 31st at 3h. 4jm. a.m. ; setting on the 1st 

 at 9h. 41m. p.m., on the 16th at 8h. 47m. p.m., and on 

 the 31st at 7h. 53m. p.m. 



Vulcan. — ^Ths Intra-Mercurial planet has received 

 the name of Vulcan. 



Occultations of Stars by the Moon : — There are 

 none larger than the 5.^ magnitude during the month. 

 Jupiter, however, will pass behind the Moon on the 

 24th, disappear! og in London at 4h. o4m. p.m. in the 

 centre of the Moon on its unenlightened side, and 

 reappearing at 5h. 47m. p.m. near the centre of the 

 enlightened side. 



Eclipses of Jupitei"'s Satellites : — On the 14th, at 

 8h. 50m. 10s. p.m., 3rd moon will disappear. On the 

 17th, at lOh. 15m. 27s. p.m., 1st moon will reappear. 



E. J. Lowe. 



THINGS OP THE SEASON— MAY. 



FOa VARIOUS LOCALITIES OK GEE.*.T BBITAIN. 



Birds ARRrvi!fa. — Sedge Warbler, Re&d Warbler, 

 Fern Owl, Field Titlark, Eazor Bill, Dottrell, Hobby, 

 Red-backed Shrike, Spotted Flycatcher, Land RaiL 



Birds Departing. — Bean-goose. 



Insects. — Carabus monilis and nltens, May 

 ChaflFer, Cicindella hybrida, Bombardier, Agonum 

 marginatum, Colymbetes abbreviatis, Gyrinus bicolor 

 and villosus, Necrophorus species, Onthophilus 

 species. Dor Beetle, Scoltus destructor, Donacia 

 dentipes and simplex, Mordella aculeata, Phyllobius 

 argentatus, Deporans betulffi. Swallow-tail, Cabbage 

 Green-veined While, Green chequered Wood White, 



Orange-tip White, Chequered, Grizzled, Dingy, and 

 Large Skipper, Common Blue, Clifden Blue, Pearl 

 Bordered Likeness, May, Marsh, Pe.arl Bordered, and 

 Queen of Spain's Fritillary, Bedford Blue, Mazarine 

 Blue, Unicorn Beetle, Burnet Moth, Eyed Hawk- 

 moth, Lime Hawk-moth, Bee Hawk-moth, Ghost 

 Moth, Goat Moth, Puss Moth, Fox-coloured Moth, 

 Large and Buff-spotted Ermine, Cinnabar Moth, 

 Button Snout, Spotted Muslin, Cassida nobilis and 

 splendidula, Staphylinus pubescens. 



Wild Plants. — -Germander Speedwell, Sweet- 

 scented Vernal, Wood Meiic, Common Quaking, ■ 

 Woodruff, Great Plantain, B.irrea Wort, Water Scor- 

 pion Grass, Alkanet, ComCrey, Yellow Mountain 

 Violet, Periwinkle, Goosefoot, Wood Sanicle, Snow- 

 flake, Poet's Narciss, Harebell Squill, Solomon's Seal, 

 Herb Paris, Alpine Saxifrage, Mossy Saxifrage, Wood 

 Sorrel, Bladder Campion, Wood Strawberry, Common 

 Avens, Celandine, Pheasant's Eye, Water Crowfoot, 

 Globe Flower, Dead Nettle, Toad Flax, Linnsea, 

 Hedge Mustard, Wild Mustard, Cardamine, Shining 

 Crane's-bill, Robert Crane's-bill, Jagged-headed 

 Crane's-bill, Common Mallow, Heath Pea, Bird's-foot 

 Trefoil, Black Vetch, Grass Vetch, Meadow and 

 Woodside Orchids, various, Briony, Crowberry, Mistle- 

 toe, Sweet-gale. 



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orner. 



Naturalist's TELEscoPE.-^In page 36 of Recrea- 

 TVTE Science, Mr. Noteworthy remarks that a tele- 

 scope with a short range would be very useful in 

 observing the habits of birds, etc. I think some of 

 your readers might find one of a kind I have for some 

 years used to be very serviceable. It is of about 

 twelve diameters' magnifying power (nearly 150 area), 

 with focus from distant range to within two yards of 

 the observer, covered with black leather, to prevent 

 the glare of the sun. The one I use was made by Mr. 

 Bryson, optician. Princes Street, Edinburgh, at a cost 

 of about thirty shillings. He has them at less, or 

 greater prices, ranging with the magnifying power. 

 Many most interesting sights are within the range of 

 such a glass, which are unseen by an observer without 

 one whose approach frightens away the animal. Just 

 tlie other day I found its use ; for, happening to have 

 it with me, 1* saw the first butterfly I had this year 

 seen. It was at some distance, and seemed either a 

 white or sulphur, and disappeared near a tall holly- 

 tree. Coming to the place, nothing -vVas to be seen to 

 the unaided eye ; a few stones sent into the tree pro- 

 duced no efftect If it were a common white I did not 

 want it, but if a sulphur, I did ; and so I pulled out 

 my glass, and took a close survey of the tree, branch 

 by branch. At last I found him clinging to the un- 

 der side of a branch, where he had hoped to escape 

 unseen, and would have done, but for this glass. So 

 having found him, I made out by his angle wings that 

 it was worth my while to get him, and soon he was 



