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NATUBALIST'S CALENDAR. 



Apr. 1. May 4 



House martin ( Hirundo urbicd) ap. 

 Chimney swallow (Hirundo rusticd) 



ap. 

 Double hyacinth (Hyacinthus orien- 



talis) fl. 

 Young geese 



Wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) fl. 

 Ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) ap. 

 Barley (Hordeum sativum) sown 

 Nightingale (Sylvia luscinid) sings 



Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) fl. 

 Spiders' webs on the surface of the 



ground 

 Chequered daffodil (Fritillaria me- 



leagris] fl. 

 Julus terrestris ap. 

 Cowslip (Primula veris) fl. 

 Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) 



fl. j Apr. 3 15 



Snipe (Scolopax gallinago} pipes Apr. 3 



Box tree (Buxus sempervirens) fl. Apr. 3 



Elm ( Ulmus campestris) 1. Apr. 3 



Gooseberry (Ribes grossularid) fl. Apr. 3 14 



Currant (Ribes hortensis) fl. Apr. 3 5 



Pear tree (Pyrus communis) fl. Apr. 3. May 21 



Newt or eft (Lacerta vulgaris) ap. Apr. 4 

 Dogs' mercury (Mercurialis peren- 



nis} fl. Apr. 5 19 

 Wych elm (Ulmus glabra seu mon- 



tana of Smith) fl. Apr. 5 

 Ladies smock (Cardamine pratensis) 



fl. I Apr. 620 



Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) heard I Apr. 7 26 



Blackthorn (Prunus spinosd) fl. Apr. 7. May 10 

 Deathwatch (Termes pulsatorius) 



beats Apr. 7 



Gudgeon (Gobio jfluviatilis) spawns Apr. 7 



Redstart (Ruticilla phcenicurd) ap. Apr. 8 28 

 Crown imperial (Fritillaria imperia- 



lis) fl. Apr. 824 



Titlark (Alauda pratensis) sings Apr. 9 19 



Beech (Fagus sylvatica) 1. Apr. 10. May 8 

 Wood snail (Helix nemoralis) comes 



out in troops Apr. 11. May 9 



Middle yellow wren ap. Apr. 1 1 



[seen Aug. 29 

 Mar. 16. May 8 



Mar. 2. Apr. 16 



Mar. 27. May 8 



Apr. 2. May 19 



Mar. 21. May 1 



Mar. 24. Apr. 28 



Mar. 30. Apr. 30 



Feb. 17. Apr. 15: last 

 [seen Oct. 9 



Jan. 20. Apr. 16 



Apr. 19. May 10, 1- 



Feb. 21. Apr. 26 

 Apr. 15. May 3 : last 

 [heard June 28 

 Mar. 16. May 8 



Mar. 28. May 28 



Apr. 5 : sings Apr. 25 : 

 [last seen Sept. 30 

 Apr. 1. May 13 

 Apr. 1429: sits June 

 [1627 

 Apr. 24. May 25 



May 17. June 11 ap. 



