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and have neither seen nor heard of a single example of 5. hirundo. 

 Mr. J. Walcot of Worcester, who is an excellent ornithologist, has 

 also seen many of these birds, and assures me that they are all S. 

 arctica. 



With respect to the supposed northerly migration of Sterna arctica 

 in spring, it is possible that I may be in error, and that the appear- 

 ance of these birds on the 7th of May was due to the north winds 

 which preceded the westerly gales on that day. But one thing seems 

 clear, that these terns were not blown overland from the north, but 

 migrated up the Severn from the Bristol Channel into the interior of 

 England. H. E. Strickland. 



GALIUM CRUCIATUM, AN IRISH PLANT. 



Of this Galium, which is not included in the ' Flora Hibernica/ I 

 lately received fine examples in flower from Dr. Hodges of Down- 

 patrick. In a note accompanying the specimens, and dated June 24, 

 1842, Dr. Hodges remarks upon the species — "The Galium cruciatum, 

 Linn. (Eng. Bot. t. 143.) is found in only two situations in this neigh- 

 bourhood ; at the bottom of a field adjoining the marshes near the 

 cathedral, and on the sides of the old Rath where I discovered it 

 about five years ago." 



Belfast, July 4, 1842. Wm. Thompson. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR JUNE 1842. 

 Chiswick. — June] — 3. Very fine. 4 — 7. Hot and dry. 8 — 11. Fine: hot 

 and dry: clear at night. 12, 13. Clear and hot, thermometer as high as 90° in 

 shade. 14. Hot and dry. 15. Fine, with clouds. 16. Overcast. 17. Over- 

 cast and fine. 18. Heavy showers. 19. Very heavy rain. 20. Cloudy and fine. 

 21. Slight rain. 22,23. Very fine. 24. Slight rain. 25. Overcast: cloudy 

 and windy : boisterous, with rain at night. 26. Fine : cloudy : clear, with dry 

 air at night. 27, 28, Clear and fine. 29. Hot and dry. 30. Slight rain : over- 

 cast : very heavy rain at night. The mean temperature of the month was 2 0, 65 

 above the average. 



Boston. — June 1. Cloudy. 2,3. Fine. 4. Fine : thermometer 76° two o'clock 

 p.m. 5. Fine : rain with thunder and lightning p.m. 6 — 8. Fine. 9. Cloudy. 

 10 — 12. Fine. 13. Cloudy. 14. Fine : thermometer 77° eleven o'clock a.m. 

 15. Fine. 16,17. Cloudy. 18. Rain. 19. Cloudy: rain p.m. 20. Fine: 

 rain p.m. 21. Cloudy : rain with thunder and lightning p.m. 22, 23. Fine: 

 rain p.m. 24. Fine. 25. Windy : rain p.m. 26, 27. Windy. 28. Cloudy. 

 29. Fine. 30. Cloudy. N.B. The warmest June since June 1826. 



Sandwich Manse, Orkney. — June 1 . Clear : shower. 2. Cloudy : clear. 3. 

 Cloudy. 4. Cloudy: rain. 5. Clear. 6—8. Clear: fog. 9. Clear: fine. 

 10. Cloudy: fine. 11,12. Clear : fine. 13. Clear: damp. 14. Damp. 15. 

 Clear: rain. 16. Clear : shower. 17. Sleet : showers. 18. Clear. 19. Clear: 

 fine. 20. Cloudy. 21. Cloudy : damp. 22. Rain: clear. 23. Cloudy: 

 thunder. 24. Clear : cloudy. 25. Clear : shower. 26. Damp : clear. 27. 

 Showers : sleet. 28. Cloudy : rain. 29. Cloudy : showers. 30. Showers : 

 cloudy. 



Applegarth Manse, Dumfries-shire. — June 1. Showery. 2, 3. Fair and fine. 

 4. Fine: shower p.m. 5. Warm and showery. 6 — 8. Fair and fine. 9 — 11. 

 Fair and fine: droughty. 12. Fair and fine. 13. Fair and fine: thunder. 

 14. Fair, but threatening change. 15. Fair till p.m.: a few drops. 16. Fair, 

 but cloudy. 17. Some drops of rain. 18. Fair and fine. 19. Shower early 

 a.m. 20. Showers and thunder. 21. Showers : warm. 22. Shower early a.m. 

 23. Heavy rain p.m. 24. Frequent showers. 25. Heavy rain. 26. Showers. 

 27. Showers : mackerel sky. 28. Rain all day. 29. Showers a.m. : cleared up. 

 30. Fine, but cloudy. 



