NATURALISTS’ KALENDAR, 91 
the dog had gnawed his way through the door; and successfully 
earried out a determined scheme to find his master. This anecdote 
I had years ago from Ruthven himself.—H. G. 
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Hatwralists’ Balendar. 
[Under this head we propose to give a record of the more remarkable facts of 
Natural History connected with our own neighbourhood and adjoining 
counties: the dates of the flowering of plants, of the arrival and departure 
of our migratory birds; ete, Any assistance will be gladly received by 
the Editor. | 
The following plants were in blossom at Wycombe prior to 
Jan. 1: Pilewort (Ranunculus Ficaria), Dog’s Mercury (Mercurialis 
perennis), Hazel, and Mountain Cranesbill Geranium pyrenaicum). 
Jan. 1, Daisy, Red and White Dead-nettles, Sun Spurge, 
Shepherd’s Purse, Groundsel, Luphorbiz Peplus, Poa trivialis, and 
Veronica Buxbaumii in flower. 
4. Sweet Violet (wild) in blossom. 
9. The following garden plants in flower: Mignonette, Car- 
nation, Anemone, Great Periwinkle, Borage, Marygold, Hrysimum 
Peroffskianum. 
12. Mr. D. Avery observed a pair of Stonechats (Pratincola 
yubicola) on Lane End Common: they have been there for some 
days. See vol. ii. p. 29. 
13. Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale), Strawberry (Fragaria 
vesca), and Barren Strawberry (Potentilla Fragariastrum) in flower. 
14. Senecio aquaticus flowers. 
24, A Robin’s nest with three eggs in it observed near Buck- 
ingham.—%eld, Feb. 6. 
28. A new ‘Thrush’s nest. Partridges pair. A fine male 
Badger captured in Oxford.—‘‘It was a good deal bitten and 
bruised, and must, no doubt, have been bolted (? baited) not 
long before. It was kept for about two days alive, but, obstin- 
ately refusing to take any nourishment, died in little less than 50 
hours after capture. It has been sent to town for preservation, 
