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NOTES AND NEWS : RAINFALL. 



Sir Ralph Payne-Galhvey, Bart., of Cowling Hall, Bedale, Yorkshire, wishes 

 to rescue from oblivion such notes on Decoys— past and present — as may now be 

 recoverable, and is collecting all available or possible information on the subject. 

 These notes he proposes to publish, and already has plans of about a score, most of 

 which are now in use in England and Ireland, as well as of a couple on the Dutch 

 coast, besides particulars of some twenty others which have fallen into disuse. He 

 will be pleased to hear from all who can furnish particulars or any information 

 whatever concerning Decoys, either of the past or present day. Of Yorkshire 

 Decoys there is but one — Hornby, near Bedale — which is worked, those at Home, 

 Meaux, Watton, Scorborough, Osgodby, Escrick, Redcar, Newby, Thorne 

 Waste, Sunk Island, and another which existed on another island in the Humber 

 above ' Hall ' having been given up, some of them so recently as from twenty to 

 thirty years ago. Readers who can supply information will do science good service 

 if they wall at once place it at the disposal of the author of ' The ^Vild Fowler in 

 Ireland.' 



>OD< 



The death of Mr. John Aitken, of Urmston. near Manchester, at the age of 64, 

 is announced. He was well known in Lancashire as a geologist, and w^as for some 

 time President of the Manchester Geological Society, as well as a contributor of 

 papers to its publications. 



RAINFALL FOR JULY 1884. 



STATION & OBSERVER. 



Height of Rain-Gauge 

 above Sea-level. 



Total Rainfall for 

 Month. 



No. of Days on which 

 Rain fell. 



Total Fall to Date. 



Heaviest 

 Single Day's 

 Fall. 



CD 



cc 



Average of 

 Past Years. 



No. of Years. 



Years of ' 

 Average. 



Amount. 



c 



Q 





Feet. 



Inches 



Days 



Inches. 



Inches. 



No. 



Years. 



Inches 





Derringham, Hull.--| 

 Wm. Lawton ) 



10 



2-03 



16 



II '04 



11-46 



34 



1850-83 



0-44 



4th. 



GoOLE. — John Harrison... 



25 



3-26 



16 



I2-0S 





9 



1875-83 



0-95 



loth. 



Scarborough. — \ 



130 



2 '29 



18 



I2'20 



I4"22 



18 



1866-83 



0-60 



26th. 



Allan Rowntree ) 















Baldersby, Thirsk.— I 

 W. Gregson ) 



100 



6-35 



20 



17-94 









2-09 



loth. 



Masham.— Thos. Carter. . 



269 



4-54 



26 



19-46 









i-i6 



loth. 



Shadwell, Leeds. — ) 

 Geo. Paul/ 



500 



3-96 



20 



1 2 -So 









0-99 



iith. 



Leeds. — The Museum ... 



183 



4-62 



26 



15-72 



13-20 



30 



/ 1853-62 \ 

 1 1865-84 i 



1-60 



9th. 



HORSFORTH. — James Fox 



350 



4-57 



23 



i6-8i 



17-38 



15 



1870-84 



1-23 



9th. 



Barnsley. — Dr. Sadler... 



350 



270 



22 



14-35 



18-23 



2 



1882-83 



0-78 



9th. 



Wentworth Castle. ) 



Wm. Fisher J 



520 



276 



23 



15-48 



19-59 



2 



1882-83 



0-63 



9th. 



Ingbirchworth. — \ 

 Mr. Taylor j 



853 



3-33 



21 



22-24 



25-90 



2 



1882-83 



0-55 



9th. 



Dalton,Huddersfld. ) 



J.W.RobsonJ 



350 



2 •60 



22 



15 '93 



17-46 



18 



1866-83 



0-49 



26th. 



Thorpe, Halifax. — ) 

 F. G. S. Rawson j 



365 



3-53 



23 



22-l6 



27-92 



2 



1882-83 



0-64 



9th. 



Naturalist, 



