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Date about 1869 or 1870. In November, 1877, I saw a large hare 
(in company with other hares of the usual colour) : one side of this 
hare was of a dirty white or cream colour. I could not see the 
other side. The head, body, and legs appeared to be all of the 
same light colour. 
Rabbit ( Lejms cuniculus). March 24th, 1859. Sparham. Four 
young rabbits (not blind) taken from one nest. I saw them. 
January 14tli, 1876. Sparham. Whilst ferreting rabbits with 
Mr. Cremer, we pulled out of one rabbit-burrow six full-grown 
docs. Mr. Cremer caught six more rabbits during the remainder 
of this day and the next day : four of these were does. 
[Erratum. — In my paper on “ Nesting Boxes,” at p. 204 of the present 
volume, line 15 from the top, for “was a nest of hybrid eggs of tame 
Canada Goose,” read “were two nests of hybrid eggs of tame Swan 
Geese.” F. N.] 
VI. 
NOTES ON THE METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 
Recorded at Norwich during the year 1877. 
By John Quinton, Jun., Assistant-Secretary, 
Registrar to the Norwich Meteorological Society. 
January. 
The period of mild weather which commenced on the 14tli of 
November, 1876, and caused the very unusually high mean tempera- 
ture of 43.9 in Decomber, was continued throughout January, the 
thermometer only falling below the freezing point twice, 31.0 on 
the 23rd, and 31.2 on the 27th; the mean day temperature was 
4.6 above the average of the last seven years, and the night tem- 
perature 5.3 in excess. The rain which fell on twenty-two 
days exceeded the average of the last thirty-six years by 9-lOths of 
an inch, but no heavy rains were recorded. Tho month was most 
remarkable for tho great barometric variations, attended by heavy 
