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HuDDERSFiELD (Dalton, 250 feet). — During April 2*74 inches of rain 

 fell, on 19 days, making a total for the first four months of 1877 of 

 13*49 inches. The average for the last eleven years is 2 '07 inches in 

 15 days, and 10 '12 inches from January to April inclusive. The heaviest 

 day's rain was 0*67 on the 22nd. — J. W. Robson. 



Wakefield. — The total fall for this month was 3-20 inches on 14 days. 

 The greatest quantity gauged in 24 hours was on the 22nd, *82 inches. 

 An " inch of rain " means a gallon of water spread over a surface of 

 nearly two square feet, or a fall of about 100 tons upon an acre. — 

 Fredk. Hill. 



Barnsley (350 feet). — Total, 3 '47 on 18 days ; most on the 22nd — "96 

 inches. — Wentworth Castle (600 feet) : 4*07 inches on 15 days ; greatest 

 fall on the 22nd — 1*28 inches. — Ingbirchworth Waterworks (853 feet) : 

 3 "67 on 17 days ; greatest fall, '95 inches, April 22nd. — T. Lister. 



Leeds (137 feet above sea, gauge 46 feet above ground). — Total rainfall, 

 3 "510 inches. Heaviest day's fall was on the 9th, "640 inches ; on the 

 22nd, -600, on the 4th, "520, and on the 21st, "410. Rain fell on 16 days, 

 and a little snow on the 29th. Thunderstorms on the 4th and 23rd. The 

 mean or adopted reading for the month of the barometer being 29 "642 

 inches ; the highest being on the 20th, 30*132, and the lowest on the 4th, 

 29 "010, showing a monthly range of 1*122 inches. — H. Crowthbr. 



GooLE. — Rainfall2*28inches ; wet days, 14. Temperature: maximum 

 58° F. on the 4th ; minimum 31° on the 12th and 20th ; mean 43*8° ; 

 mean daily range, 1] "7°. — H. Franklin Parsons. 



Brighouse and Rastrick Naturalists' Society. — Meeting April 

 21st. — Owing to the afternoon having been very wet, very few botanical 

 specimens had been gathered. They included Lathrcea squamaria, Ranun- 

 culus aquatilis, B. auricomus, Viola canina, all in bloom. Mr. W. 

 Walker presented a specimen of salamander and two specimens of the 

 green lizard to the museum. 



Meeting May 14th, the president, Mr. E. Whiteley, in the chair. — 

 Ornithology : Mr. James Haigh reported the wheat-ear {Saxicola oenanthe) 

 as seen by him on the 7th inst. , and the whinchat {S. ruhetra) on the 12th 

 inst. , at Toothill Bank. The cuckoo {Cuculus canorus) was heard by 

 several members on the 6th inst. , in the Walter Clough VaUey ; the 

 magpie {Pica caudata) is this year more numerous in that locality than 

 usual. The corn-crake {Grex porzana) was heard by Mr. G. B. Wentworth 

 on the 12th inst. — Conchology : 16 species of marine shells were 



