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period. The temperature conditions prevailing at the time the fol- 
lowing observations were made are tabulated below, together with 
a transcript for the corresponding period of the official weather 
bureau records at Albany for the purpose of comparison. 
Temperature records 









DATE | ALBANY NASSAU 1 
Month Day | Max. Min. Max. Min. 
TN BY aI ho Aemto ieio, Go OAD IO OITeLCIA|O I 74 57 ai 64 
2 76 52 ee: 
3 71 58 ee 
4 72 56 65 56 
5 76 52 69 50 
6 78 52 72 62 
7 77 54 70 58 
8 79 61 68 58 
9 79 67 69 66 
ro 719 690 Ts 67 
IL 85 68 81 78 
12 84 690 90 72 
I3 87 68 86 71 
14 86 70 OI 69 
15 82 62 89 72 
16 71 55 83 64 
17 72 48 77 51 
18 65 59 79 62 
19 70 60 63 63 
20 8I 65 80 67 
21 73 58 83 60 
22 83 62 
23 73 60 
24 77 59 a68 
25 88 68 b76 
20 84 67 88 66 
27 77 57 86 67 
28 72 51 87 48 
29 74 54 87 58 
30 68 47 75 45 
31 64 43 75 45 
September... sc. cae cscs I 64 54 68 45 
2 65 58 63 59 
3 68 59 67 58 
4 78 64 68 59 
5 78 64 81 61 
6 80 67 80 64 
vi 82 64 80 62 
8 82 60 85 62 
9 80 60 82 59 
10 80 54 83 53 
II 83 58 82 54 
12 70 50 83 52 
13 75 54 83 52 
14 72 63 79 53 
15 8I 68 71 63 
16 73 52 83 62 
17 70 57 2 46 








1 Records from August 1st to 11th inclusive are based on morning and evening readings and 
therefore do not represent the true maximum and minimum, though approximating thereto. 
a This is a minimum record for the preceding two days during which readings were not taken. 
b This is a maximum record for the preceding three days during which readings were not taken. 
Biology. Hundreds of eggs were noted at 5 p. m. August 2d 
and the next morning. Though the night was cool, hatching was 
in progress and at 6 p. m. the same day most of the eggs had 
hatched and the young maggots, about 2 mm long, were collected 
