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few, their unsightly nests and clamorous evening meetings bringing them 

 into disfavour, while their incessant pilfering counterbalances in the eyes 

 of a great many people their depredations on destructive caterpillars. — 

 J. H. GuRNEY, Jun., JSiOrthrepps Cottage, Norwich. 



^ainfeU f0r S^ag. 



HuDDEESFiELD (Dalton, 350 feet). — During May 3*65 inches of rain 

 were registered, making the tojbal so far for 1877, 17 '14 inches. The 

 heaviest fall was on the 9th, 0 "81 inches. 0 '01 inches or more of rain fell 

 on 15 days. The average fall during May in the eleven years ending 

 1876 has been 1*83 inches in 12 days ; and the average of the first five 

 months, 11 '95 inches. — J. W. Robson. 



Wakefield. — The rain which fell in this month was 2*47 inches ; 

 greatest fall on the 16th, '55 inches ; wet days, 15. Temperature : highest 

 (in shade) 63a° on 31st ; lowest 25°, on 6th. — Fredk. Hill. 



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

 1*965 in. Heaviest day's fall on the I7th, -550. Rain fell on 14 days. 

 Thunder storm on the 17th. The mean or adopted reading for the 

 month of the barometer being 29*720 inches, the highest being on the 

 1st, 30*301, and the lowest on the 28th, 28-876.— H. Crowther. 



Barnslby (350 feet). — 3*44 on 15 days ; most (1*06 inches) on the 9th. 

 ■ — Stainbro Park (600 feet) : 3*24 on 14 days ; most ('96 inches) on the 

 9th. — Ingbirchworth Waterworks (853 feet) : 4*53 on 12 days ; most (*87 

 inches) on the 9th. — T. Lister. 



Goole. — Total fall, 1*37 inches : wet days, 14 ; greatest fall, '29 inch 

 on 17th. Temperature : maximum 66° F. on 27th, minimum 27° on 4th 

 and 6th. Mean of month 47*3°, mean daily range 15*1°.— H. Franklin 

 Parsons. 



Barnsley Naturalists' Society. — Meeting June 4th, the president, 

 Mr. T. Lister, in the ciiair. — Some additional dates of spring migrants were 

 given — the full list was completed last month. As this has been a 

 remarkable season, a few coming early, but the main body late, we briefly 

 record them. The chifF-chaff first reported at Criggleston, March 28th, 

 again heard April 1st ; the wheatear seen March 31st, it had been seen 

 on Greetland Moor as early as March 24th ; the cuckoo heard by Mr. J. 

 Ward beyond Bretton, on the 3rd April ; sand martin, March 31st ; 



