A COMPAEATIVE VIEW 
OF 
WHITE'S AND MARKWICK'S CALENDAR. 
Of the abbreviations used, /, signifies flmuering ; I. leafing ; and ai\ tlie first 
EedbreAvST [Sylvia ruhecula) sings 
Jan. 
WHITE. 
1—12 
Jan. 
MARKWTCK. 
3 — 31, and again 
Larks {Alauda arvensis) congregate 
Jan. 
1- 
-18 
Oct. 
16 
Feb. 
9 [Oct. 6 
ISTnthatch {Sitta Uuropcea) heard 
Jan. 
1- 
-14 
Mar 
3. 
Api 
. 10 
Winter aconite {Hellehorus hiemalis) 
li 
Jan. 
1. 
Feb. 
18 
Feb. 
28 
Apr. 
17 
Shelless snail or slug {Limax) ap. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
16 
May 
31 
Gray wagtail {Motacilla boanda) ) 
ap. > 
"White wagtail {Motacilla alba) ap. ) 
Jan. 
2— 
-11 
1 
( 
Jan. 
Dec. 
24 
12. 
Mar. 
Feb. 
26 
23 
Missel thrush {Tiirdus viscivorus) 
sings 
Jan. 
2— 
-14 
Feb. 
19 
Apr. 
14 
Bearsfoot {HelUborus fcetidus) fl. 
Jan. 
2. 
Feb. 
14 
Mar. 
1. 
May 
5 
Polyanthus {Primula Polyantha) fl. 
Jan. 
2. 
Apr. 
12 
Jan. 
1. 
Apr. 
9 
Double daisy {Bellis perennis pleiia)Q.. 
Jan. 
2. 
Feb. 
1 
17 
Apr. 
29 
Mezereon {Daphne m,ezereiom) fl. 
Jan. 
3.' 
Feb. 
16 
Jan. 
2. 
Apr. 
4 
Pansie ( Viola tricolor) fl. 
Jan. 
3 
Jan. 
1. 
May 
10 
'Reddesi(i-nettle{Lamiu7npurpti7'cum) 
fl. 
Jan. 
3- 
-21 
Jan. 
1. 
Apr. 
5 
Groundsel {Senecio vulgaris) fl. 
Jan. 
3- 
-15 
Jan. 
1. 
Apr. 
9 
Hazel {Corylus cf -elana) fl. 
Jan. 
3. 
Feb. 
28 
Jan. 
21. 
Aiar. 
11 
Hepatica {Anemone hepatica) fl. 
Jan. 
4. 
Feb. 
18 
Jan. 
17. 
Apr 
9 
Hedge sparrow {Sylvia modularis) 
sings 
Jan. 
5— 
-12 
Jan. 
16. 
Mar, 
13 
Common flies {Musca, domestica) seen 
in numbers 
Jan. 
5. 
Feb. 
3 
]\Iay 
15 
Greater titmouse {Parus major) sings 
Jan. 
6. 
Feb. 
6 
Feb. 
17. 
I\lar. 
17 
Thrush ( Turdus musicus) sings 
Jan. 
6- 
-22 
Jan. 
15. 
Apr. 
4 
Insects swarm under sunny hedges 
Jan. 
6 
Primrose {Priinulct vulgaris) fl. 
Jan. 
6. 
Apr. 
7 
Jan. 
3. 
^lar. 
22 
Bees {Apis mellifica) ap. 
Tan. 
6. 
Mar. 
19 
Jan. 
31. 
Apr. 
11 ; last 
Gnats play about 
Jan. 
6. 
Feb. 
3 
Lse 
?n Dec. 
