A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF 



WHITE'S AND MARKVVICK'S CALENDAR. 



Of the abbreviations used.y?. ^igni^e^ Jlowering ; I. 

 and ap. the first appearance. 



leafing, 



Redbreast {Sylvia rubeculd) sings 



Larks {A lauda arvensis) congregate 

 Nuthatch (Sitta Europcea) heard 

 Winter aconite {Helleborus hieinalis) fl. 

 Shelless snail or slug {Lt'max) ap. 

 Gray wagtail {Motacilla boaruld) ap. 

 White wagtail (^Motacilla alba) ap. 

 Missel thrush {Turdus viscivorus) sings Jan. 2-14 

 Bearsfoot {Helleborus foetidtis) fl. Jan. 



Polyanthus {Primula Polyantka) fl. Jan. 



Double daisy {Bellis perennis plena) fl. Jan. 



Mezereon (^Daphne mezereum) fl. Jan. 3. 



Pansie {Viola tricolor) fl. Jan. 3 



Red dead-nettle {Lamiutn purpureum) fl. Jan. 3-21 

 Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) fl, Jan. 3-15 



Hazel (Corylus aveland) fl. Jan. 3. 



Hepatica {A netnone hepaticd) fl. Jan. 4. 



Hedge sparrow (Sylvia modularis) sings Jan. 5-12 

 Common flies (Musca domesticd) seen in Jan. 5. 



numbers 

 Greater titmouse {Parus major) sings 

 Thrush {Turdus mtisicus) sings 

 Insects swarm under sunny hedges 

 Piimrose {Primula vulgaris) fl. 

 Bees {Apis mellijica) ap. 



Gnats play about 



Chafiinches, male and female {Fringilla 

 ccelebs)^ seen in equal numbers I 



Furze or gorse {Ulex Europceus) fl. j Jan 



217 



WHITE. 



Jan. 1-12 



Jan. i-i 

 Jan. i-i 

 Jan. I. 

 Jan. 2 



Jan. 2-1 



Feb. 18 



"I 



Feb. 14 

 Apr. 12 

 Feb. I 

 Feb. 16 



Feb. 28 

 Feb. 18 



Feb. 3 



Feb. 



MARKWICK. 



Jan. 3-31, and again 



Oct. 6 

 Oct. 16. 

 Mar. 3. 

 Feb. 28. 

 Jan. 16. 

 Jan. 24. 

 Dec. 12. 

 Feb. 19. 

 Mar. I. 

 Jan. I. 

 Mar. 17. 

 Jan. 2, 

 Jan. I. 

 Jan. I. 

 Jan. I. 

 Jan. 21. 

 Jan. 17. 

 Jan. 16. 

 May 15 



Feb. 17. Mar. 17 

 Jan. 15. Apr. 4 



Jan. 3. Mar. 22 

 Jan. 31. Apr. u 

 last seen Dec. 30 



Dec. 2. Feb. 3 



Jan. I. Mar. 27 



Feb. 9 

 Apr. ID 

 Apr. 17 

 May 31 

 Mar. 26 

 Feb. 23 

 Apr. 14 

 May 5 



Apr. 9 

 Apr. 29 



Apr. 4 



May 10 



Apr. 5 



Apr. 9 

 Mar. II 

 Apr. 9 

 Mar. 13 



