MAKERSTOUN MEAN TIME OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MORNING SONG 
Extra OBSERVATIONS, 1845. 
OF BIRDS. 
1845. ; F ie... (ies 
a.) Shel im. } Ga aehy) mm: 
Feb. 14 7 am. Thrush. April 30. 3 5 a.m. Larks (probably sooner). 3°10™, 
14 5 p.M. Blackbird. Thrush. 
15 6 m. Blackbird or Thrush. May 4 2 42 Lark. 58™, Thrush. Land- 
17 6 50 ... Thrush. 72 10™a.m. Pigeon. | rails eet 
17 .... Thrush and Linnet throughout the) 6 250 ... Larks. Be o™. Thrush. 
19 6 25 ... Blackbird, &. [day. 7 250 ... Larks. 349m, Thrush. 
20 5 10 Thrush, &c 9 240 ... Larks, 2h 50™, Thrush. 
Sena Gb) ad! MUREGRE he 12 218 Larks. 2h 35™, Thrush. 
24 6 5 Pigeon, 6" 10™ a.m. Thrush. 13 2 20 Lark. 
6 40™ a.m. Blackbird, &. | 14 6 10 ... Cuckoo. 
295 610 ... Birds. | 15 210... Lark, 2 28m, Thrush. 
Mar. 4 5 55 Thrush. 16 2 1... Lark. 2 25m, Thrush. 
17. 5 80 ... Thrush and Linnet. 17 125 ... Landrail. 2h 15™, Lark. 
19 515 ... Birds. 19 2 0... Lark. 2 24m, Thrush. 
20 515 ... Birds, the Redbreast first. 21 2 28 ... Thrush. . 
23 440 ... Blackbird, Thrush? Partridge. 22 2 25 Lark. a 43m, Thrush. 
25 4 40 ... Blackbird, Thrush? Partridge. 26 2 0... Lark. aes Thrush. 
26 4 35 ... Blackbird, Thrush? Partridge. 27:2 5 ... Lark, 2h 22™. Thrush. 
27 4 55 -- Blackbird, &c. 28 214 ... Lark. 2h 22m, Thrush, 
29 427 ... Lark. 30™, Thrush. 30 140 ... Lark. 25 O™. Thrush. 
31 4 25 Thrush. June 4 2 5 ... Thrush. 
April 1 4 27 ... Thrush. 5 2 5 Thrush. 
2 4 20 Thrush. 6 1 36 Lark, 2» Om, Thrush. 
8 422 ... Thrush. 7 1 22. .... Taark.- 92 “5m. Shree 
5 415 ... Pigeon. 25™. Thrush. 9 1 33 . Lark. 
yh chal Lark and Thrush. 10 1 10 Lark. 1° 43™, Thrush. q 
8 414 Larks. 25", Thrush 12 114 Lark. 1% 43™, Thrush. 1" 45m, 
; Cuckoo 
9 3 58 Lark. tb 
ik ha fea 16) Sil {0 Lark. 1" 45™. Thrush. 
12 4.0 Rick satvureak 14 125 Lark. 1% 42™, Thrush. 
VA pay dOic. lsh andl baee 17 138 ... Lark. 2" 0™. Thrush. 
LGMOGAEH eet oleweandlt atch 21 142 ... Lark, 2h 14m, Thrush. 
is eR eT 26 140 ... Lark, 2" 1m. Thrush. 
18 SAS Task anieee 30 2 0 Lark, 2" 15™, Thrush. 
iG) BYBD - Lark. 35™ Thrush | July 8 3 O ... Larknot heard early in the morn- 
21 3 30 ag L k. ¥ ing after this date. 
Femme ess aatibee el 9 157 ... Swallow. 2" 30™, Thrush, 
Gr iy SE ite 10 140 ... Swallow. 2% 40™, Thrush. 
26 340 ... Birds singing. = aa euler aie 
28 3 27 ... Thrush. 7 sre hie 
29 3 45 Lark (may have been earlier). | 
Sandpiper throughout the might) 
3" 10™. Thrush. 
It has generally been doubtful whether the Thrush or Blackbird was heard at first, owing to the distance of the birds from the observer, 
but it is believed that the Thrush is generally before the Blackbird. 
