46 Summary of a Meteorological Register for 1S63. 



Panterpe insignis, female. 



Upper plumage shining grass green, crown duller and of a coppery 

 tinge ; middle tail feathers bronzy grass green, the other tail feathers of 

 this color except one third at their ends, -where they are black ending in 

 very pale buff; wing3 purplish brown; a broad white mark extends 

 back from the eye over the ear, below which is a broad mark of black 

 running from under the eye down the side of the neck ; entire under 

 plumage dark rufous ; thighs black as in the male ; bill black ; under 

 tail coverts greyish buff. 



Length 4 inches ; wing 2 T s g ; tail 1| ; bill }f. 



V. — Summary of a Meteorological Register for the Year 

 1863, kept in the City of New York. 



By Professor Oran W. Morris. 

 Bead June 18th, 1864. 



The year 1863 was warmer than any year for the last ten, 

 being 1.62° more than the mean, and .369° more than 1861, 

 which was considered a warm year. The highest temperature 

 of 1863 was not quite as high, nor the lowest as low as some of 

 the years, but a more uniform warmth prevailed during the 

 whole year. The quantity of water from rain and melted snow 

 was 1.37 inch greater than in any other of the ten years, and 

 6.303 inches above the average for the same time. 



The following remarks on each month include notices of the 

 phenomena that occurred in each, and a comparison with the 

 previous nine years. The table shows the maximum, minimum, 

 and mean of the barometer and thermometer, the quantity of 

 rain and melted snow, and the prevailing wind for each month. 



The month of January was warmer than any January, except 

 1858, and quite variable. The thermometer at 7 a.m. of the 

 15th was at 56.8 P , and fell in 24 hours 36.8*. The barometer at 

 7 a.m. of the 16th was 29.216 inches, and at 7 a.m. of the 18th 



