NATURALIST'S CALENDAR. 



401 



Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) fl. 



Ladies' traces (Ophrys spiralis) fl. 



Small golden black -spotted butterfly 

 (Papilio phlceas) ap. 



Swallow (Hirundo rustica) sings 



Althaea frutex (Hibiscus syriacus) fl. 



Great fritillary (Papilio paphia) ap. 



Willow red under -wing moth (Pha- 

 Icena pactd) ap. 



Stone curlew (Otis cedicnemus) 

 clamours 



Phalana russula ap. 



Grapes ripen 



Wood owls (Strix aluco) hoot 



Saffron butterfly (Papilio hyale) ap. 



Ring ouzel (Turdus torquaius) ap- 

 pears on its autumnal visit 



Flycatcher (Muscicapagrisold) with- 

 draws 



Beans (Viciafaba) cut 



Ivy (Hedera helix} fl. 



Stares (Sturnus vulgaris) congregate 



Wild honeysuckles (Lonicera peri- 

 clymenum) fl. a second time 



Woodlark (Alauda arborea) sings 



Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola ) 

 comes 



Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) fl. 



Wheat sown 



Swallows last seen. (N. B. The 



house martin the latest.) 

 Redwing (Turdus iliacus) comes 



Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) comes 

 Gossamer fills the air 

 Chinese holyoak (Alcea rosed) fl. 

 Hen chaffinches (Fringilla ccelebs) 



congregate 

 Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) 



come 

 Royston crow (Corvus comix) comes 



Snipes (Scolopax gallinago) come 

 up into the meadows 



WHITE. 



Aug. 25 



Aug. 27. Sept. 12 



Aug. 29 

 Aug. 29 



Aug. 30. Sept. 2 

 Aug. 30 



Aug. 31 



Sept. 1. Nov. 7 

 Sept. 1 



Sept. 4. Oct. 24 

 Sept. 4. Nov. 9 

 Sept. 4 



Sept. 430 



Sept. 629 

 Sept. 11 



Sept. 12. Oct. 2 

 Sept. 12. Nov. 1 



Sept. 25 



Sept. 28. Oct. 24 



Sept. 29. Nov. 11 



Oct. 1 



Oct. 3. Nov. 9 



Oct. 4. Nov. 5 

 Oct. 10. Nov. 10 



Oct. 12. Nov. 23 

 Oct. 1527 

 Oct. 19 



Oct. 20. Dec. 31 



Oct. 23. Dec. 27 

 Oct. 23. Nov. 29 



Oct. 25. Nov. 20 

 D D 



MARKWICK. 



July 19. Aug. 23 

 Aug. 18. Sept. 18 



Apr. 11. 

 July 20. 



Aug. 20 

 Sept. 28 



June 17 



Aug. 31. Nov. 4 



Aug. 5. Sept. 2 6 



Sept. 430 

 Aug. 9. Oct. 14 

 Sept. 18. Oct. 28 

 June 4. Mar. 21 



Oct. 1. Nov. 1: young 

 ones Apr. 28 : last 

 seen Apr. 1 1 

 May 21. Dec. 10 

 Sept. 23. Oct. 19 



Nov. 16 



Oct. 1. Dec. 18: sings 

 Feb. 10. Mar. 21 

 last seen Apr. 13 



Oct. 13. Nov. 18: last 

 [seen May 1 



July 7. Aug. 21 



Oct. 13. Nov. 17: last 

 seen Apr. 15 



[seen Apr. 14 

 Sept. 29. Nov. 11. las! 



