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The accompanying table (p. 260) gives the dates of our observa- 

 tions of 7 species at Watford ; the observations of 9 at St. Albans 

 by (1) Mr. George Willshin, and 4 by (2) Mrs. Arnold; of 9 at 

 Harpenden by Mr. Willis ; of 5 at Hoddesdon by Miss Warner ; 

 of 10 at Hertford by (1) Mr. Andrews, and 5 by (2) Mr. R. W. 

 !Brett; of 13 at Ware by Mr. Croft; of 4 at Throcking near 

 Buntingford by the Eev. C. W. Harvey; and of 10 at Odsey by 

 Mr. Fordham.* 



In the following supplementary table are recorded 3 observations 

 at Watford by ( 1 ) Mrs. Joseph Hill, and 4 by (2) the late Mr. Jonathan 

 King ; 3 at Hunton Bridge by Mr. J. E. Littleboy ; 3 at Kimpton, 

 near Welwvn, by the Eev. T. D. Croft; and 3 at Hertford by 

 Mr. H. C. Heard (Hailey Hall). 



The following additional notices are from the memoranda com- 

 municated to Mr. Littleboy for his ' ' JS'otes on Birds observed in 

 1880." 



84. Bnnlias Luscinia. — Heard at Watford, April 16 — W. M. Fa^vcett; Wood- 

 hall Park, Watton, April 18— A. H. Smith ; Beogeo, April 19— G. Turner. 



87. Phi/lloscopus collybita. — 'KeaxA. at Broxbourne, March 16 — R.B. Croft; 

 Hitchin, March 27 — A. Eansom. 



91. Cucidiis canorus. — Heard at Great Gaddesden, April 15 — H. Procter; 

 Moor Park, Eickmansworth, April 19 — Lord Ebiiry. 



92. Hirundo rustica. — Seen at Sacombe, April 15 — A. H. Smith. 



We will now consider some of the results of the observations made 

 in 1 880. If the earliest notices this year are compared with the means 

 of the earliest of the four previous years, it will be found that, in the 

 case of the plants, out of 38 species of which the time of flowering 

 has been observed in all the five years, 32 came into flower in 1880 

 earlier than the previous mean date, 3 later, and 3 at about the 

 same time as the previous mean, showing that in 1880 vegetation 

 was decidedly forward. f The extent to which 1880 was, com- 

 pared with 1876-79, "an early year," may be more clearly 

 demonstrated by comparing the mean date of the earliest records 



* All the phenomena to be observed are entered in this table, although obser- 

 vations of all have not been recorded during the year. 



_t In relation only to 1876-79. If we had a long series of years to compare 

 with, the result might be the reverse. 



