286 



Extra Observations, 1845. 



MAKERSTOUN MEAN TIME OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MORNING SONG 



OF BIRDS. 



1845. 









1845 











d. 



h. 



m. 







d. 



h. m. 







Feb. 14 



7 



A.M. 



Thrush. 



April 



30 



3 5 A.M 



Larks (probably 



sooner). 3'' 10". 



14 



5 



P.M. 



Blackbird, 









Thrush. 





15 



6 



A.M 



Blackbird or Thrush. 



May 



4 



2 42 ... 



Lark. 58™. Thrush. Land- 



17 



6 



50 ... 



Thrush. 7*" 10™ a.m. Pigeon. 









rails heard. 





17 







Thrush and Linnet throughout the 





6 



2 50 ... 



Larks. 3*^ 0™. 



Thrush. 



19 



6 



25 ... 



Blackbird, &c. [day. 





7 



2 50 ... 



Larks. 3*^ 9™. 



Thrush. 



20 



5 



10 ... 



Thrush, &c. 





9 



2 40 ... 



Larks. 2^ 50™ 



. Thrush. 



22 



6 



20 ... 



Thrush. 





12 



2 13 ... 



Larks. 2^ 35™ 



. Thrush. 



24 



6 



5 ... 



Pigeon. 6'^ lO™ a.m. Thrush. 

 G^ 40™ a.m. Blackbird, &c. 





13 

 14 



2 20 ... 

 6 10 ... 



Lark, 

 Cuckoo, 





25 



6 



10 ... 



Birds. 





15 



2 10 ... 



Lark. 2^ 28™. 



Thrush. 



Mar. 4 



5 



55 ... 



Thrush. 





16 



2 1 ... 



Lark. 2^ 25™. 



Thrush. 



17 



5 



30 ... 



Thrush and Linnet. 





17 



1 25 ... 



Landrail. 2^ 15™. Lark. 



19 



5 



15 ... 



Birds. 





19 



2 ... 



Lark. 21^ 24™. 



Thrush. 



20 



5 



15 ... 



Birds, the Redbreast first. 





21 



2 28 ... 



Thrush. 





23 



4 



40 ... 



Blackbird, Thrush? Partridge. 





22 



2 25 ••• 



Lark. 2^ 43™. 



Thrush. 



25 



4 



40 ... 



Blackbird, Thrush 1 Partridge. 





26 



2 ... 



Lark. 2^ 25™. 



Thrush. 



26 



4 



35 ... 



Blackbird, Thrush ? Partridge. 





27 



2 5 ... 



Lark. 2^ 22™. 



Thrush. 



27 



4 



55 ... 



Blackbird, &c. 





28 



2 14 ... 



Lark. 2^ 22™. 



Thrush. 



29 



4 27 ... 



Lark. 30m. Thrush. 





30 



1 40 ... 



Lark. 2^ 0™. 



Thrush, 



31 



4 



25 ... 



Thrush. 



June 



4 



2 5 ... 



Thrush. 





April 1 



4 



27 ... 



Thrush. 





5 



2 5 ... 



Thrush. 





± 



2 



4 



20 ... 



Thrush. 





6 



1 36 ... 



Lark. 2" 0™. 



Thrush. 



3 



4 



22 ... 



Thrush. 





7 



1 22 ... 



Lark. 2^ 5™. 



Thrush, 



5 



4 



15 ... 



Pigeon. 25™. Thrush. 





9 



1 33 ... 



Lark. 





7 



4 



17 - 



Lark and Thrush. 





10 



1 10 ... 



Lark, l^* 43™, 



Thrush. 



8 



4 



14 ... 



Larks. 25™. Thrush. 





12 



1 14 ... 



Lark, l^^ 43™. 



Thrush. l''45'n, 



9 



3 



58 ... 



Lark. 









Cuckoo. 





11 



4 



16 ... 



Birds. 





13 



1 20 ... 



Lark, l*' 45™. 



Thrush. 



12 



4 



... 



Lark and Thrush. 





14 



1 25 ... 



Lark, l^ 42™. 



Thrush. 



14 



4 



10 ... 



Lark and Thrush. 





17 



1 38 ,.. 



Lark. 2^ 0™. 



Thrush. 



16 



3 



55 ... 



Lark and Thrush. 





21 



1 42 ... 



Lark. 2^^ 14™. 



Thrush. 



17 



3 



50 ... 



Lark and Thrush, 





26 



1 40 ... 



Lark. 2*^ 1™. 



Thrush. 



18 



3 



45 ... 



Lark and Thrush. 





30 



2 ... 



Lark. 2'^ 15™. 



Thrush. 



19 



3 



32 ... 



Lark. 35™. Thrush. 



July 



8 



3 ... 



Lark not heard early in the mom- [1 

 inff after this date. 



21 



3 



30 



Lark. 









* h 















9 



1 57 ... 



Swallow. 2^ 30™. Thrush. 1 



23 



3 



14 ... 



Thrush. 17™. Lark. 





10 



1 40 ... 



Swallow. 2^ 40™. Thrush. i 



25 



3 



30 ... 



Thrush. 





15 



2 17 ... 



Swallow. 





26 



3 



40 ... 



Birds singing. 





28 



2 40 



Swallow. 





28 



3 27 ... 



Thrush. 













29 



3 



45 ... 



Lark (may have been earlier). 

 Sandpiper throughout the night. 

 3*' 10™. Thrush. 













I 



It has generally been doubtful whether the Thrush or Blackbird was heard at first, owing to the distance of the birds from the observer, 

 but it is believed that the Thrush is generally before the Blackbird. 



