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October last year. The starlings, too^ were commoner, and on the 

 26th I saw several swallows. Mr. Matthias Dunn tells me he has 

 never seen so many Northern forms of birds, especially skuas, 

 seeking shelter at Mevagissey as this year. 



November 13th, 1891. 



The rainfall during the month was a little over half an inch 

 more than the average, the total fall being 503 ; average, Truro, 

 November rainfall, 4-37-inches. We have not to go far back to 

 find wetter Novemheis than this one, in 1888 the monthly rainfall 

 was 8-89; in 1883, 6-15; 1882, 5-57; 1881, 5-39 (three years in 

 succession); 1878, 5-78; 1877, 7-09; 1876, 5-47; 1875, 5-80 

 (four years in succession); 1852, 10-51-inches. A.lthough we 

 have been, sensibly overtaking the rainfall of last year during 

 the last three or four months, yet our total registration of wet 

 still leaves 1891 somewhat drier than 1890, though this 

 month has witnessed a rainfall exceeding that of November last 

 year by nearly three-quarters of an inch. Mr. F. H. Davey, in 

 a rain guage at Ponsanooth, has registered 61 5 for 

 the month, as against 5'54-incheslastyear; this shews a difference 

 this November of 0-61 -inch of rain, and nearly agrees with our 

 excess at Truro. The rain fell on twenty days, the heaviest 

 day's fall being on the 10th, 1'19-inches, the barometer being a 

 little over 29-inches, and falling to 28*75 the next morning, when 

 it began again to recover itself. During this fall and rise, three 

 days, we had nearly two inches of rain, heavy hailstorms, and 

 strong winds. 



The following is a summary of the rainfall of the last eleven 

 months and those of last year, and an. average 40 years' mean 

 for comparison : — 



40 years' mean. 1890. 1891. 



January 4'85-ins 5'62-ins 3"40-ins. 



February ... 3-38-ms 1-84-ins 0-22-ins. 



March 2-9I-ins 1-87-ins 3 90-ins. 



April 2-61-ins 401-ins 2-48-ins. 



May 2-45-ins 506-ins 2-26-ins. 



June 2-39-ms 4-17-ins 2-86-ins. 



July 2-60-ins 3-67-ins 1-62-ins. 



August 301-ins 3-79-ins 6-48-ins. 



