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were also extremely destructive, and threatened the ruin of the crops, 

 had not artificial means been used to destroy them. The larvae of 

 the Crane-fly (Tipula) were a perfect plague in some localities, and 

 Sheep Ticks in others. Both of these latter are undoubtedly the 

 result of the wet season of 1879. On the other hand, butterflies, 

 especially of the common kinds, have been generally scarce. 



With regai-d to birds, their song, as a rule, was earlier in 1880 than 

 in 1879, whereas the Swallow and Swift were later in the time of 

 their arrival, and the Rook a week later in building. A scarcity of 

 Swallows was generally noticed, and also of small birds. A few 

 may have been killed by the cold, but by far the larger part 

 migrated to warmer localities. With the outbreak of the cold 

 weather, the rush of small birds to the eastern coast was astonishing, 

 and the destruction of them (especially of Larks) by bird-catchers 

 was so great as to call forth remonstrances in the public prints. 

 I am assured, however, that the number killed, great as it was, 

 proved but a very small proportion of those which arrived and 

 escaped, and that there was not the slightest fear of any of them 

 becoming extinct. 



THE FLOEA OF WARWICKSHIRE. 



AN ACCOUNT OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS 

 OF THE COUNTY OF WARWICK. 



BY JAMES E. BAGNALL. 



(Continued from page 57.) 

 Plan of the Floha. 



The flowering plants and ferns found in this county are arranged 

 in accordance with the " London Catalogue of British Plants," Ed. vii. 

 The English name I have usually taken from Syme's " English 

 Botany," Ed. iii. Following this is a statement of the opinion of Mr. 

 Hewett C. Watson, as to the plant named being entitled to rank as a 

 native, denizen, colonist, casual, or alien, as set forth in the " Com- 

 pendium of the Cybele Britannica." In many instances I shall add my 

 own opinions as to the position the plant holds in the Flora of War- 

 wickshire. Following this, the nature of the habitat will be given. 

 These particulars are followed by terms indicating the comparative 

 frequency of the plant. These are common, rather common, locally 

 common, local, rather rare, rare, very rare. 



Following this I have given the flowering season, so far as my 

 experience will enable me to do. 



The districts will be numbered I. and II., and when localities are 

 given each district will have a separate paragraph. 



No. I. will indicate the Tame district, or that portion of the county 

 drained by the Tame. 



