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ferior side of the shell, and was emitted, but without any force, at 

 the opening on the middle of the hinder end of the shell.— J. E. 

 Gray. 



vespertilio leislerj. 



Since the account of the Vespertilio Leistleri appeared in the 

 • Annals of Natural History,' the bat has been examined by the Rev. 

 L. Jenyns, who is of opinion that it is not a specimen of V. Leisleri, 

 but is at present undecided whether it is the young of the Noctule 

 or a distinct species. — Thomas Paine, Jun., Great Yarmouth. 



We have to state, that with regard to our note at page 349 in Mr. 

 Babington's Paper ' On the Botany of the Channel Islands,' that it 

 was founded on a misapprehension originating from a misprint. On 

 referring to Mr. Babington's manuscript, we find that the word " con- 

 firmed", rather hastily and indistinctly written, was mistaken by the 

 compositor for " conferred" ; and that Dr. Boott had merely pro- 

 nounced it to be Carex punctata, Gaud., and not that he gave a 

 name to it already applied to another species, an oversight very un- 

 likely to have been made by one so thoroughly acquainted with the 

 genus, and whose monograph is anxiously looked for. — Edit. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR DECEMBER 1838. 



Chiswick. — Dec. 1 • Clear : rain. 2. Fine : heavy showers, with strong wind 

 and thunder and lightning at night. 5, 4. Fine. 5. Drizzly. 6. Fine. 7. 

 Rain. 8. Clear: frosty. 9. Frosty and foggy. 10. Frosty: fine. 11 — J3. 

 Hazy. 14, 15. Foggy in the niornings : fine. 16 — 19. Hazy and cold. 20. 

 Frosty: fine. 21. Hazy. 22—24. Rain. 25. Very clear. 26. Frosty: 

 heavy rain at night. 27. Clear. 28. Frosty. 29. Overcast : rain. 30. Rain. 

 31. Clear and fine. 



JBostnn. — Dec. I. Fine: rain p.m. 2. Fine: rain early a. m. 3. Fine. 4. 

 Fine: rain early a.m. 5. Cloudy. 6. Fine. 7. Cloudy: rain early a.m. 

 8— 10. Fine. 11— 13. Cloudy. 14— 16. Fine. 17, 18. Cloudy. 19. Cloudy : 

 rain P.M. 20,21. Cloudy. 22 — 24. Rain. 25. Fine: snow early a.m. : snow 

 p.m. 26. Fine: rain p.m. 27,28. Fine. 29,30. Cloudy. 31. Fine. 



Apjilegarth Manse, Dumfries-shire. — Dec. 1. Dull and cloudy : wet p.m. 2. 

 Frequent showers. 3. Dull and cloudy : temperate. 4. Cleared up : very mild. 

 5. Clear sunshine. 6. Dull and cloudy : shower p.m. 7. Generally clear : 

 shower p.m. 8. Fine day : frosty p.m. 9. Dry, but cloudy. 10. Cloudy and 

 moist. 11. Clear and frosty. 12. Thick fog a.m. : cleared : moist. 13. Cloudy 

 and raw. 14. Clear and sharp. 15. Dull and threatening. 16. Fog: cleared 

 up P.M. 17. Dull and cloudy. 18. Cloudy a.m., but cleared up. 19. Cloudy 

 and threatening : rain. 20. Raw after rain preceding evening. 21. Cleared 

 and cold: wet p.m. 22. Dry and cold, but threatening rain. 23. Dry: still 

 looking dull. 24. Dry a.m. : moist p.m. 25. Dry and clear : freezing p.m. 

 26. Wet and stormy till evening. 27. Frosty : ground very slippery. 28. 

 Frost A.M.: thawed P.M. 29. Clear, but still soft. 30. Wet and stormy all day. 

 31. Stiowery and unsettled. 



