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inmate comes out at night to look for prey, or else subsists on small insects which 
crawl under the tent flap seeking shelter and hospitality, only to find sudden 
death drop upon them from above. 
Table Cape, Tasmania. H. STUART Dove. 
Summer Migrants. — The following are the dates of some of the migratory 
birds in this neighbourhood to compare with Mr. Iliam’s list for Worcestershire : 
— Chiff chaff, March 22 ; wryneck, 25 ; blackcap, 27 ; willow warbler and 
cuckoo, April 17; tree-pipit, 18; whitelhroat, 19; nightingale, 20; sand martin, 
21 ; swallow, 22 ; sedge warbler, May i ; swift and luitle dove, to ; wood warbler, 
12 ; nightjar, 16. 
Frensham, Surrey. IIei.f.n Marindin. 
Summer migrants in the neighbourhood of Soulhsea : — arrivals first noticed on 
March 22, chitrchaff; March 19, wheitear; April 15, nightingale; April 19, 
swallow ; April 19, wryneck; April 19, whitethroats in large numbers; Alay 5, 
swift ; May 11, nightjar. 
Soulhsea, Hants. J. E. II. Kelso. 
Peewits and Rook. — One day I saw a pair of peewits engaged in a fierce 
conflict with a rook or jackdaw, which was evidently interfering with their eggs. 
The field was sown, and among the furrows, bare of green, the birds had made 
their nest, such as it is. They dashed upon the intruder, now one, then another, 
until it was glad to get away. I watched them as they beat it with their wings 
till it escaped over the fence. 
Hexham. I. E. Paoe. 
Temperament in Animals. — The fact has often been noticed how in a 
herd of cattle, one is leader. A man who was driving a cow along the road told 
me that among theirs one beast, not older than the others, always drank first at 
the trough, and alone. The others drank together, two and two ; this one never. 
If another came near, it would fight it. Have some animals, like some men, a 
larger selfishness or love of power ? 
I. E. Page. 
Oxen in a Storm. — A heavy cloud moved over a Cumberland dale, finally 
breaking in lightning and thunder near a farm house. Eight cattle were grazing 
in a field, and, evidently terrified, they stood in a circle with their heads all 
together in the middle of the field. 
I. E. Page. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
M. P. — Both are forms of Antennaria dioica. 
Strathmore. — Bird’s foot trefoil and red clover. You should get some 
simple English Flora. 
C. R . — Saxifraga gramilata. 
E. L. — The caterpillar is no doubt that of the goat moth. 
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