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The Naturalist. 



sliop ; emblems of a thousand histories ; tragedies, fictions and farces ; 

 curious specimens of animated matter ; carcases of deceased beings ; 

 germs of future lives ; and perfected atoms. What a sentimental 

 medley ! snails, slugs, beetles, bugs, millipedes and caterpillars, ants, 

 spiders, scorpions, and orthopterous creatures in all stages of existence. 



But at present I am " Bairstow on Beetles,'' not " Bairstow on the 

 World." There are nearly a dozen species of Coleoptera revealed to 

 view, one of which I recognise as Anthia. It is of a dusky colour, with 

 metallic bronze-like lustre on the elytra, utterly devoid of spots or 

 markings, but an Anthia nevertheless, a stridulous Anthia^ and a 

 gregarious Anthia . The moment an intruder was announced, this 

 family squeaked vengeance in loud and unmeasured terms ; indeed 

 half-a-dozen young mice could scarcely excel in the vituperative 

 department. That such a faculty with this insect, is provided as an 

 intelligible medium of communication, or warning of danger, I have 

 not the slightest hesitation in asserting, and feel assured that expres- 

 sive and sympathetic utterances are produced from apprehension of 

 consequences, a remarkable discernment of possible calamity affecting 

 the entire community. When I handle one of them it immediately 

 vociferates against such encroachment upon the liberty of a natural 

 subject, did the cry is not continued, and extra violence or oppressive 

 digitation does not compel emotion. 



(To be continued.. 



Ilainfall for gmmhr. 





Height 



of 

 gauge 

 above 



sea 

 level. 



Rain- 

 fall. 



No. 



of 



Total Fall 

 TO Date. 



Date of 

 heaviest 



Amount 



of 



Heaviest 

 Fall. 





Days 



1882. 



1881. 



Fall. 



HuDDEESFiELD (Dalton) ... 



(J. W. Robson) 



Ft. 



350 



In. 



4-22 



21 



37-24 



* 33-55 



6 



1-37 



Halifax...(F. G. S. Rawson) 



365 



6-70 



21 



55-25 



49-28 







Leeds ... (Alfred Denny)... 



183 



2-98 



27 



29-04 



t24-85 



26 



0-49 



HORSFORTH ... (James Fox) 



350 



3-89 



24 



36-55 



J32-80 



6 



0-72 



Baenslet ... (T. Lister) ... 



350 



5-15 



24 



35-39 



26-25 



6 



1-63 



Ingbirchworth (do.) 



853 



5-95 



25 



50-51 



45-13 



6 



1-70 



Wentworth Castle (do.)... 



520 



6-59 



23 



37-41 



31-74 



6 



1-79 



GooLE ... (J. Harrison) 



25 



4-99 



20 



34-44 



25-29 



6 



1-63 



Hull (Derringham) (Wm. 



La'wton) 



10 



5-49 



19 



33-28 



§25-96 



6 



1-91 



* Average to date for 16 years, 1866-81. f Average of 28 years, 1853-62 k 1865-82. 

 X Average of 13 years, 1870-82. 

 § The annual average for 30 years, 1850-79, is 22-347 on 151*15 days. 



