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MR. NEWPORT ON THE TEMPERATURE OF INSECTS 
Table XVI. (Continued.) 
No. of Exp. 1 
Period of 
observation. 
Prevailing. 
Wind. 
Weather. 
1836. 
161 
Aug. 12 
E. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
162 
14 
S. by E. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
163 
15 
W. 
Light ... 
Fair 
164 
16 
S.E.E. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
165 
17 
s.w. 
Brisk ... 
Very fine 
166 
18 
w. 
Brisk ... 
Dull 
167 
19 
N.W. 
Light ... 
Fine 
168 
20 
N.W. 
High ... 
Hard rain ... 
169 
21 
N.W. 
Brisk ... 
Fine 
170 
22 
S.W. 
High ... 
Fair 
171 
23 
S.E. 
Light ... 
Rain 
172 
24 
N.E. 
High ... 
Fair 
173 
25 
S. 
Light ... 
Fine 
174 
26 
S.W. 
High ... 
Dull 
175 
27 
s. w. 
■High ... 
Fine 
176 
28 
s. w. 
Light ... 
Showery 
177 
29 
N. 
Calm ... 
Very fine 
178 
30 
w. 
Light ... 
Light clouds 
179 
31 
s.s.w. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
Mean temperature in August 
180 
Sept. 1 
S.W. 
Brisk ... 
Fine 
181 
2 
W. 
Brisk ... 
Light clouds 
182 
3 
S.S.W. 
Light ... 
Fine 
183 
4 
S. 
Brisk ... 
Showery 
1S4 
5 
w. 
Brisk ... 
Light clouds 
185 
6 
w. 
High ... 
Rain 
186 
7 
N. 
Light ... 
Very fine 
187 
8 
N. 
Light ... 
Fine 
188 
9 
S.W. 
Light ... 
Showery 
189 
10 
w. 
Brisk ... 
Stormy 
190 
11 
N.W. 
Brisk ... 
Fine 
191 
12 
N. 
High ... 
Fine 
192 
13 
N. 
High ... 
Fair 
193 
14 
N.N.E. 
Light ... 
Fair 
194 
15 
E. 
Brisk ... 
Fine 
195 
16 
N.E. 
Brisk ... 
Fine 
196 
17 
N.W. 
Light ... 
Fair 
197 
19 
N. 
Light ... 
Fair 
198 
21 
N. 
Calm ... 
Dull 
199 
22 
S. 
Light ... 
Dull 
200 
23 
w. 
High ... 
Hard rain ... 
201 
24 
w. 
Brisk ... 
Very fine 
202 
25 
S.W. 
Light ... 
Fine 
203 
26 
s. 
Brisk ... 
Dull 
204 
27 
s.w. 
Light ... 
Dull 
205 
28 
S.W.W. 
High ... 
Showery 
206 
29 
s.w. 
High ... 
Rain 
207 
30 
N.W. 
Light ... 
Fine 
Mean temperature in September , 
Total mean temperature of four months after 1 
swarming J 
Total mean temperature of the periods before 1 
and after swarming ...’ J 
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76- 4 
77- 45 
71-64 
70- 06 
71- 57 
63- 98 
69-12 
59- 05 
64- 9 
66-62 
63-38 
60- 64 
63-22 
68-56 
65- 16 
65-15 
67-3 
67- 3 
68- 7 
67-64 
66- 14 
59-58 
63-02 
67- 05 
59- 18 
56- 03 
57- 07 
60- 92 
57-23 
56-02 
56- 86 
57- 84 
58- 66 
57- 47 
58- 75 
57-5 
60-67 
63- 87 
57- 4 
55-73 
60- 83 
66-18 
64- 65 
63-46 
66-06 
61- 3 
53-1 
58- 76 
60-04 
63-75 
56-54 
81-1 
82- 9 
84-24 
83- 58 
80-92 
78-74 
78-52 
73- 31 
75-1 
74- 92 
73- 26 
74- 88 
74- 32 
75- 23 
73- 14 
76- 57 
74- 82 
74.82 
74-86 
4- 7 
5- 45 
12-60 
13- 52 
9-35 
14- 76 
9-40 
14-26 
10-2 
8- 30 
9- 88 
14-24 
11-10 
6- 67 
7- 98 
11-42 
7-52 
7-52 
6-16 
77-79 10-15 
76-64 
71-08 
69-02 
72 
69-89 
64-5 
66- 3 
67- 87 
67- 6 
64-46 
61-02 
64-46 
64-8 
64-82 
63- 45 
66 
68- 03 
69- 20 
61 
58-26 
66- 43 
68- 64 
69- 45 
69-78 
69-1 
64- 93 
55-7 
67- 83 
66-5 
78-29 
72-75 
10- 50 
11- 50 
6 
4-95 
10-71 
7- 47 
9-23 
6-95 
10-37 
8- 44 
4-16 
6-62 
6- 14 
7- 35 
4- 70 
8- 5 
7-36 
5- 33 
3- 6 
2-53 
5- 60 
2- 46 
4- 80 
6- 32 
3- 04 
3-63 
2-6 
9- 07 
74-32 
83-75 
74- 62 
80-93 
76-37 
75- 28 
75- 28 
74-87 
74- 63 
76- 26 
78 
78-5 
78-5 
75- 3 
6-46 
14-54 
16-21 
76;9 
73-22 
72-96 
72- 45 
73- 4 
70 
67-86 
69-3 
69- 77 
65- 66 
66 - 66 
67- 54 
66-62 
68- 08 
68-1 
67- 82 
68 - 8 
70- 1 
70-38 
65-7 
62-02 
67-76 
72-96 
70 -7 
70- 94 
71- 4 
65-53 
57-03 
69-2 
10- 34 
14- 63 
15- 57 
16- 03 
9-75 
11- 90 
15-64 
1T65 
6-07 
11- io 
12- 85 
11-2 
11-2 
6-6 
Remarks. 
10-82 
66-68 
77-18 
74-06 
7- 08 
13-38 
9-43 
6-35 
10-82 
11- 83 
12- 23 
8- 85 
8-43 
10-64 
10-68 
8- 78 
9- 42 
10- 63 
9-07 
11- 3 
10-43 
6-51 
8-3 
6-29 
6-93 
6-78 
6- 05 
7- 48 
4-34 
4-23 
3-93 
10-44 
6-64 
13-43 
Bees abroad in great numbers. 
Abundance of pollen, white , orange, brown, green, and grey 
Still killing the drones in the young swarms. 
Beginning to kill the drones in Hive No. 1. 
Pollen in abundance; killing drones. 
Loud sounds in the hive; few bees abroad. 
Bees very active. 
Three nymphs expelled from No. 2. 
Three nymphs ejected from the first swarm from No. 2. 
A drone turned out from swarm. 
Bees very active. 
Few bees abroad ; drones have all perished. 
Few bees abroad. 
Few bees abroad. 
Few bees abroad. 
Abundance of bees abroad with pollen. 
Many bees abroad with orange pollen. 
Bees very active. 
Abundance of pollen, yellow, orange, grey. 
Much pollen collected, orange, grey, yellow, and brown. 
Pollen less abundant ; showery. 
Pollen collected from the mignionette. 
Not many bees abroad ; showery. 
Fine, but windy. 
A cold rainy day, with wind. 
Many bees abroad, working. 
A little showery, with light wind. 
Hard rain all the morning. 
Bees abroad at noon ; weather rough. 
Cold wind, but fine; few bees abroad. 
Not many bees abroad. 
Signs of rain; hives quiet. 
Signs of rain. 
Bees abroad. 
Weather unsettled ; showery. 
A few bees abroad. 
Weather unsettled. 
Bees still abroad. 
Hives quiet ; no bees abroad. 
Hives quiet ; hard rain to-day. 
Great commotion at the entrance of the hives. 
Fair ; many bees abroad. 
A few bees abroad. 
No bees abroad. 
Fair, windy; a few bees abroad. 
Hives quiet; rain and wind all day. 
Bees abroad again. 
17-52 
