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NATURALIST'S CALENDAR. 
Greater titmouse (Parus major) 
makes its spring note 
Thrush (Turdus musicus) sings 
Insects swarm under sur^ny hedges 
Primrose {Primula vulgaris) fl. 
Bees {Apis mellijica) come out of 
their hives 
Gnats play about 
Hen chaffinches {Fringilla ccelebs) 
flock 
Furze or gorse ( Ulex europceus) fl. 
Wall-flower (Chei?'anthus cheiri ; seu 
fimticulosus of Smith) fl. 
Stock {Cheiranthus incanus) fl. 
Snow Bunting {Emheriza nivalis) 
in great flocks 
Linnets {Finngilla linota) congre- 
gate in vast flocks 
Lambs begin to fall 
Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) resort to 
their nest trees 
Black 'H.e]lebore(Helleborusniger) fl. 
Snowdrop {Galanthus nivalis) fl. 
White dead-nettle {Lamium album) 
fl. 
Trumpet honeysuckle fl. 
Common creeping crow-foot {Ranun- 
culus repens) fl. 
House sparrow {Fringilla domestica) 
chirps 
Dandelion {Leontodon taraxacum) fl. 
Bat ( Vespertilio) ap. 
Spiders shoot their webs 
Butterfly ap. 
Bramblmg {Fringilla montifringilla) 
ap. 
Blackbird {Turdus merula) whistles 
Wren {Sijlvia troglodytes) sings 
Earthworms {Lumhncus terrestris) 
lie out 
Crocus {Crocus vernus) fl. 
Skylark {Alauda arvensis) sings 
Ivy {Hedera helix) casts its leaves 
Helleborus hiemalis fl. 
'Common dor or clock beetle {Scara 
bcBus stercorarius) ap. 
MARKWI'^K. 
Jan. 6. 
Feb. 6 
Feb. 17. 
Mar. 17 
Jan. 6— 
-22 
Jan. 15. 
Apr. 4 
Jan. 6 
Jan. 6. 
Apr. 7 
Jan. 3. 
Mar. 22 
[seen Dec. 3C 
Jan. 6. 
Mar. 19 
Jan. 31. 
Apr. 11: last 
Jan. 6. 
Feb. 3 
Jan. 6— 
•11 
Dec. 2. 
Feb. 3, male 
and female seen in 
equal numbers 
Jan. 8. 
Feb. 1 
Jan. 1. 
Mar. 27 
Jan. 8. 
Apr. 1 
Feb. 21. 
May 9 
Jan. 8— 
-12 
Feb. 1. 
June 3 
Jan. 9 
Jan. 9 
Jan. 11 
Jan. 9— 
-11 
Jan. 6. 
Feb. 21 
Jan. 10. Feb. 11 
Jan. 23 
Jan. 10 
Apr. 27 
Jan. 10. Feb. 5 
Jan. 18. 
Mq,y. 1 
Jan. 13 
Mar. 23. 
Maj 10 
Jan. 13 
Jan. 13 
Apr. 10. 
May 12 
Jan. 14 
Feb. 17. 
May 9 
Jan. 16. Mar. 11 
Feb. 1. 
Apr. 17 
Jan. 16. 
Mar. 24 
Feb. 6. 
June 1 : last 
Jan. 16 
[seen Nov. 20 
Jan. 16 
Feb. 21. 
May 8 : last 
[seen Dec. 22 
Jan. IG 
Jan. 10- 
-31 
Jan. 17 
Feb. 15. 
May 13 
Jan. 17 
Feb. 7. 
June 12 
Jan. 18. 
Feb. 8 
Jan. 18. 
Mar. 18 
Jan. 20. 
Mar. 19 
Jan. 21 
Jan. 12. Feb. 27: sinss 
Jan. 22 
[till Nov. 13 
Jan. 22- 
-24 
Feb. 28. 
Apr. 17 
Jan. 23 
Feb. 12. 
Apr. 19: last 
[seen Nov. 24 
