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should be identical with a bird from so different a country. The 

 Indian species that approaches it most nearly is C. leuconyx, Blyth ; 

 but it aj)pears distinct from that and all other Asiatic species with 

 which we are accjuainted. The zoology of the Holy Land — esj)ecially 

 1st ornithology — is, in fact, very little known ; and it is mucli to be 

 wished that, amongst the crowds of English who yearly visit that 

 country, some would turn their attention to this interesting but 

 neglected subject. — P. L. S. 



METEOttOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR JAN. 185G. 



Chisu'ick. — January 1. Overcast: cloudy. 2. Foggy: exceedingly fine: slight 

 rain. 3. Fine : uniformly overcast : fine. 4. Cloudy and mild : overcast : rain at 

 night. 5. Rain : densely overcast : rain. 6. Cloudy : rain. 7. Cloudy : foggy : 

 cloudy. 8. Densely overcast : cloudy and cold. 9. Drizzly : rain and sleet : rain 

 at night. 10. Cloudy and cold : clear and frosty. 11. Frosty : cloudy : frosty. 12. 

 Cloudy : sunshine occasionally : cloudy. 13. Clear and frosty : fine. 14. Dry and 

 frosty. 15. Sharp frost : clear : fine. 16. Fine : rain and fog: cloudy. 17. Over- 

 cast : cloudy : rain. IS. Slight rain : cloudy. 10. Rain: heavy clouds. 20,21. 

 Densely overcast: heavy clouds : slight rain. 22. Densely clouded: rain. 23. 

 Low clouds : hriglit sun at intervals : cloudy and windy. 24. Densely clouded 

 and hoisterous : rain: lightning at night. 25. Overcast: fine. 20. Very fine: 

 rain. 27. Fine: frosty. 28. Frosty: overcast: hail-shower: fine. 29. Clear 

 and frosty: fine: sharp frost. 30. Frosty: fine: cloudy and cold: frosty. 31. 

 Clear and frosty : cloudy : frosty. 



Mean temperature of the month 38°-43 



Mean temperature of Jan. 1855 33*45 



Mean temperature of Jan. for the last thirty years 36 '94 



.\verage amount of rain in Jan 1690 inch. 



Boston. — January 1. Cloudy. 2. Foggy. 3. Fine. 4. Cloudy: rain p.m. 5, 

 Cloudy : rain A.M. 6. Fine. 7. Cloudy. 8. Cloudy: rain p.m. 9,10. Fine. 

 11. Fine: snow A.M. 12 — 16. Fine. 17, 18. Cloudy : rain p.m. 19. Rain a.m. 

 20. Cloudy : rain p.m. 21. Rain a.m. and p.m. 22. Fine. 23. Rain a.m. 24. 

 Cloudy : rain A.. M. 25. Fine. 20. Cloudy : rain a.m. 27. Fine. 28. Fine: rain 

 and snow p.m. 29. Fine. 30, 31. Cloudy. 



Smidwick Manse, Orkney. — January 1. Cloudy a.m. and p.m. 2. Damp a.m. 

 and P.M. 3. Cloudy a.m. : damp p.m. 4. Cloudy a.m. and p.m. 5. Damp a.m. : 

 rain p.m. 0. Damp a.m. and p.m. 7. Raiu a.m. and p.m. 8. Sleet-showers a.m . 

 hail-showers p.m. 9. Snow-showers a.m. : clear, frost p.m. 10. Snowing a.m. : 

 snow-showers p.m. 11. Snow-showers a.m. : snow-drift p.m. 12. Bright a.m. : 

 thaw, showers p.m. 13. Cloudy a.m. and p.m. 14. Cloudy a.m. : fine, cloudy 

 P.M. 15. Cloudy, frost A.M. : fine, cloudy p.m. 16. Cloudy a.m. : fine, cloudy 

 P.M. 17. Damp a.m. : rain p.m. 18. Clear a.m. : fine, clear p.m. 19. Frost a.m. : 

 rain p.m. 20. Bright a.m. : hail-showers p.m. 21. Bright, frost a.m. : clear, 

 frost P.M. 22. Clear, frost a.m. : clear p.m. 23. Sleet a.m. : clear, fine p.m. 

 24. Cloudy a.m. : cloudy, fine p.m. 25. Cloudy a.m. : showers p.m. 26. Showers 

 A.M.: sleet-showers p.m. 27. Clear a.m.: showers p.m. 28. Showers a.m.: 

 snow-showers p.m. 29. Snow-showers a.m. and p.m. 30, 31. Bright a.m. : 

 snow-showers p.m. 



Mean temperature of Jan. for twenty-nine previous yeai*s ... 38°*38 



Mean temperature of this month 38 -00 



Mean temperature of Jan. 1855 38 '16 



Average quantity of rain in Jan. for fifteen previous years ... 4"24 inches. 

 The remarkahle depression of the harometer here on the 23rd, 24th and 25th is 

 worthy of observation, coupled with the fact, that the gale which it indicated did 

 not reach Orkney, or the N. of Scotland, while it was violent in England. The 

 first two of these days were really fine here, and marked so in the Register. 



