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Merlin. An iminature female was shot on the 22nd instant, at Hether„ 

 sett, near Norwich. 



Great !N'orthern Diver. A fine immature male of this species was 

 ohtained on our coast during the early part of this month. Having an 

 opportunity afforded me of dissecting it, I found its stomach fully extended 

 Avith a mixture of fish scale and bones, and two specimens of the roach 

 almost entire the largest measured six and a half inches. Its grindstones 

 consisted of seven or eight large sized white pebbles. 



3, West Pottergate, Norioicli, Decemher 1865. 



IST.B. This communication was unfortunately mislaid, or otherwise it 

 would have been inserted in a former number. 



ISTATUEALISTS' CALENDAE FOE 1866, KEPT AT PLYMOUTH. 



By T. E. Archer Briggs. 



July 2nd — Teucrium Scorodoma, flowers. 



3rd — Calamintlia officinalis, Angl., Pimfpinella magna, L., and 

 Torilis Antliriscus, Gaert. flower. 

 ,. 4th — SamhuGus Ehulus, L. flowers. 



(jth — Circcea lutetiana, L., in flower. 

 „ 7th — Epilohium hirsutum, L., Picris hieracioides, L., and Cicho_ 



Hum Intyhus, L. flower. 

 ,, 8th — Imago of the Erog-hopper appears. 



„ 10th — Ccdamintlia CUnojJodium, Spen., flowers. A nest of the Pied 

 Wagtail, Motacilla Tarrellii, found at this date with five eggs. 



„ 14th — Hypericum tetrapterum, in flower. Hypericum Elodes, L., and 

 Wahlenhergia hederacea, Eeich, flower. 



,, 16th — Convolvulus sepium, L., flowers. 



,, 17th — Clematis vitalba, L., and Eupatorium Cannahinum, flower. 

 Aug. 8th — Many specimens of the Azure Blue Butterfly, Polyommatus 

 Argiolus, seen.* Allium oleraceum, flowers, Carlina vulgaris, 

 L., in flower. 



„ 11th — Wall Butterfly, Lasiommata megcera, and Peacock Butterfly, 

 Vanessa lo, seen. 



* These specimens l)eloiiged of course to a second brood. 



