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MR. NEWPORT ON THE TEMPERATURE OF INSECTS 
Table XIII. (Continued.) 
No. of Exp. j 
Period of 
Observation. 
Weather. 
Wind. 
Atmo. j 
sphere. 1 
Hive No. 1. 
191 
1835. 
Dec. 12 p.m. 1 
Dull, cloudy 
W. 
o 
38 
o 
47*8 
192 
P.M. 4 
Dull, cloudy 
w. 
36 
56 
193 
13 p.m. 2 
Fine, calm 
N.W. 
41-2 
45-2 
194 
14 A.M. 11^ 
Cloudy 
s.w. 
42-6 
45-6 
195 
23 p.m. 4 
Clear frost 
N.E. 
27 
38 
196 
24 a.m. 12 
Calm, misty 
N.E. 
31 
42-7 
197 
P.M. 4 
Calm, hazy 
N.E. 
29-5 
42 
198 
25 a.m. 104 
Calm, fine 
Cloudv, calm 
N.E. 
23 
38-4 
199 
27 a.m. 8 
W. 
29 
39-5 
200 
P.M. 4 
Cloudy, thawing 
W. 
37 
45-4 
201 
28 a.m. 8 
Cloudy 
w.s. 
42-7 
45 
202 
29 p.m. 1 
Fine 
w. 
42-8 
46-2 
203 
30 a.m. 8 
Light cold rain 
N.W. 
40 
44-9 
204 
1836. Jan. 1 p.m. 2 
High wind, sleet ... 
N.E. 
3L5 
44-1 
205 
2 A.M. 7j- 
Clear, intense frost... 
E. 
17-5 
30 
206 
A.M. 7| 
Sun just risen 
E. 
16-5 
63 
207 
A.M. 8^ 
Light wind 
E. 
16-5 
59 
208 
A.M. 84 
Light wind 
E. 
17-5 
59 
209 
A.M. 9| 
Light wind 
E. 
18-5 
49 
210 
A.M. 12J 
Light clouds 
E.S. 
30-7 
46 
211 
P.M. 1^ 
Rather cloudy 
S.E. 
32-3 
49 
212 
P.M. 2^ 
Cloudy 
S.E. 
31-2 
45 
213 
3 A.M. 10 
Light clouds 
W. 
37 
43-5 
214 
5 P.M. 1 
Sunny, fair 
SAV. 
50 
55 
215 
13 A.M. 8 
Hoar frost 
W. 
28-5 
45 
1216 
28 a.m. 8 
Fair 
w. 
43-5 
59-5 
217 
February 19 a.m. 9 
Fine day 
N.W. 
35 
47-5 
218 
A.M. 11 
Fine day 
N.W. 
39-2 
48-2 
219 
P.M. 2 
Fine day 
N. 
48-5 
50-2 
220 
20 a.m. 8 
Fine, calm 
N.E. 
24 
44 
221 
A.M. 10 
Fine 
N.E. 
34-5 
48-5 
222 
A.M. 11 
Light clouds 
E. 
39-5 
48-1 
223 
L__ 
P.M. 2? 
Very' fine 
E. 
41-8 58-5 
9-8 
to 
4 
3 
11 
11- 7 
12- 5 
15-4 
10-5 
8-4 
2- 3 
3- 4 
4- 9 
12-6 
12-5 
46-5 
42-5 
41-5 
30-5 
15- 3 
16- 7 
13-8 
6-5 
16-5 
16 
17 
20 
14 
8-6 
6-7 
Hive No. 2. 
Difference. J 
Excited. 
Difference, j 
o 
o 
o 
74-2 
o 
! 
7.5-2 
63-5 
72-3 
20-9 
45-3 

72 
70 
40-5 
52-5 


82-2 
32-2 
51 
16 
13-1 
6-8 
21 
56-5 
53-5 
42-6 
152-3 
55-3 
45 
91 
93 
84-4 
102 
67-5 
Remarks. 
Bees more quiet but readily excited. 
Bees quiet. 
Slightly active; soil bard frozen in the shade. 
TBees excited by the slightest noise, although entirely 
undisturbed for the last nine days, during four of 
-< which the temperature of atmosphere has been 
below 32°, sometimes so low as 24° Fahr. Bees 
L raised the thermometer to 72°-3 in ten minutes. 
Bees quiet ; soil still hard frozen. 
Bees quiet, but excitable ; intense hoary frost. 
Frost during thenight; temperature rising; bees quiet. 
Bees quiet; a gentle thaw. 
Bees quiet. 
Bees quiet. 
Bees quiet. 
Quiet, but excitable; frost, with wind and sleet all day. 
Day-break; starlight; hive excited; temperature 
raised in 16 minutes, and maintained for several 
minutes at 70° Fahr., but at 5 inches distant from 
this part of hive, temperature only 45°, thus giving 
a temperature of 25° for the bodies of the bees. 
Very fine. 
Hive more quiet; very fine. 
Only very faint sounds in the hive. 
J Hive quiet; wind shifting ; temperature rising ra- 
1 pidlv. 
Bees irritable; wind shifting. 
Hive quiet. 
Hive quiet; frost broke suddenly, 
f Bees undisturbed for three days; excited tempera- 
< ture continued at 70° for several hours; many 
[ bees going abroad. 
J On the 15th inst., a very fine day, I saw' many bees 
\ enter the hive with orange, brown and grey pollen. 
Fine day. 
Hive quiet; hard frost all night. 
Hive No. 2. very active; light clouds. 
Calm cold morning. 
Bees go abroad but return quickly ; air too cold. 
