Observations, June 16—22. 1843. 137 



Species of Clouds, &c. 



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Linear and mottled cirri lying principally N. and S., moving very slowly. 

 Reticulated cirri pointing N. to S. and E. to W. ; sky very white on horizon. 

 Woolly and mottled cirri. 

 Woolly and woven cirri and cirrous haze. 



Scud ; sky in zenith. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 

 Masses of scud, apparently two currents, the mean direction of which is from about E. 

 Small patches of scud and cirrous haze to E, 

 Cirrous haze on E. horizon. 



Id. 

 Homogeneous misty scud. 



8. Scud ; a few drops of rain. 

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 Scud : woolly cirri, moving slowly ; cirro-strati to E. and N. 



Waved mass of cirro-cumuli, streaked, reddish, and bluish, NE. horizon red. About an hour ago the sky began to be covered with fine cirro- 

 cumuli, which assumed, in masses, forms like waves or undulations, the forms varying much and the cirro-cumuli becoming larger ; they 

 moved very rapidly from NNE. (quick moving cirro-cumuli are rarely seen.) 



3. Cirro-stratous scud moving very slowly. 



Scud, moving slowly. 



Large masses of cirrous-edged cirro-cumulo-strati. 

 }. Patches of cirrous scud from various directions, chiefly from NNW. ; cirrous haze on horizon. 



Scud ; cirrous haze on horizon. 



Woolly and curled cirri and cirrous haze ; band of cumulo-strati to S. 



Thick mass of cirrous clouds and haze. 



Varieties of cirri, scattered in all directions over the sky, moving very slowly, 



Masses of cirri and cirrous haze. 



Cirro-cumulo-strati and large cirro-cumuli, moving slowly +- mottled cirri. 



Scud to S. : cirro-cumulo-strati. 



Mottled, ragged, and other kinds of scud -t— dense cirro-cumuli and cirrous haze ; electric-looking. 



Scud -i— cirro-strati and linear cirri. 



Scud and loose cumuli ■*- cirri to S. 



Scud and loose cumuli. 



Id. 

 Cirro-strati on horizon. 



Id. to E. and N. ; red to N. 



Cirro-cumulous scud h— cirro-cumuli and woolly cirri ; cumulo-strati on E. and S. horizon. 

 Cirro-strati diverging from NW. ; dark cumuli to N. ; cirro-cumuli to E. and S. 

 Cirro-cumulous-cirrous-edged cumuli ; fine linear cirri. 

 Scud and cumuli -i— cirrous haze on E, horizon. 

 Cirrous-edged cumuli -t— masses of woolly cirri. 



Id. in detached masses -i— masses of cirro-cumuli to E, 



Patches of cumuli on horizon. 

 Cirrous scud. 

 Red and grey cirro-cumuli to N. ; haze to E. 



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MAG. AND MET. OBS. 1843. 2 M 



