183 Rain Fall at Glanton Pike and Lilhurn Tower in 1864. 



increase ; a few being still left at the Bridge, while the others 

 have spread to the east and west. They commit a deal of 

 mischief; pulling the thatch off" and the corn out of stacks, 

 straw after straw ; knocking off the heads of wheat and the 

 pods of beans, when nearly filled ; conveying the wheat off 

 in their bills and extracting the beans from the pods, and 

 like the rook, skinning them previous to their being swal- 

 lowed ; digging up newly springing grain and recently 

 formed potatoes ; all such descriptions of roguery do they 

 practise. At the same time, it is a pretty sight in a calm 

 morning or evening to witness their spiral evolutions, as with 

 much clamour, they rise and fall high up in the clear atmo- 

 sphere, ere they take their flight a-field, or finally settle 

 down to roost. 



2. A Peregrine Falcon was shot during the summer on 

 Aikieside, near the Pease Bridge, having been attracted to 

 the pheasants which are bred there. It had a mate which 

 luckily escaped. 



Rain Fall at Glanton Pike, Northumberland, in the Year 

 1864; communicated by Frederick W. Collingv^ood, 

 Esq.; and at Lilhurn Toioer, Northiimherland ; communi- 

 cated by Edward J. Collingw^ood, Esq. 



LILBXmN tower. 



Inches. 



GLAJiTTON PIKE. 





Inches 



January 



February 



March 



. 1-66 

 . 0-76 

 . 5-08 



April . 

 May . 

 June . 



. 1-43 

 . 2-53 

 . 1-91 



July . 

 August 

 September 

 October 



. 0-92 

 . 0-94 

 . 1-47 

 . 8-56 



November 



. M4 



December 



. 2-29 



To 



tal . 28-69 



Height of Rain 

 ground, 7| inch 

 level, 634 feet. 



juage— Above 

 ;s; above sea 



January . 

 February . 

 March 

 April 

 May . 

 June . 

 July . 

 August 

 September 

 October 

 November . 

 December . 



0-900 

 2-410 

 2-577 

 0-914 

 3-055 

 0-869 

 1-324 

 0-918 

 2-620 

 10-582 

 3039 

 2-757 



Total . 31-965 



Height of Rain Guage — Above 

 ground, 6 feet ; above sea level, 

 290 feet. 



