Questions on Ornithology Entomology, Sc. 53 
6. Have any coins, ancient coffins, weapons, or other antiquities 
been discovered in making graves ? 
QUESTIONS ON ORNITHOLOGY, ENTOMOLOGY, &c. 
1. Has any rare bird appeared in your neighbourhood, whose 
occurrence has not been recorded ? 
If so, at what date, (as near as possible) was it seen ? 
During what kind of weather, and from what quarter was the 
wind blowing at the time? 
In what locality ; and under what circumstances was it ob- 
served ? 
Was it captured ? If so, with what particulars of time and 
place ? 
Did the wing and tail feathers and general plumage bear 
marks of the bird having lived in confinement? Was the 
bird in mature or immature plumage; and was the sex 
ascertained ? 
2. Has any remarkable nest been observed ? 
If so, in what position, and of what size was it? 
Of what materials, externally and internally, was it constructed ? 
What was the date of its discovery ? 
Did it contain eggs? If so, what was their number, shape, 
size and colour ? 
Did it contain young birds? If so, what was the date of their 
hatching and leaving the nest P 
8. Are the commoner birds in your neighbourhood designated 
by any peculiar provincial names ? 
4. Are there any superstitious notions prevalent amongst the 
peasantry, with regard to the fortune or misfortune por- 
tended by the appearance of certain birds ? 
5. Has any unusual occurrence of our migratory birds come 
under your notice, either as making a very carly appearance, 
or prolonging their stay to a very late day ? 
