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dense, the radical leaves numerous. In the wood they are taller, less shrubby; 
radical leaves few; cauline ones on long footstalks; the panicle is more lax, and 
consists of fewer flowers.- dysenterica. Woodside.— Beilis peremiis, 
Woodside.— Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. In great profusion, Woodside.—• 
C. segetum, Bebbington, and at Formby, in the sandy fields.— Matricaria 
chamomilla. Woodside.— Achillcea ptarmica^ and A. millefolium. Woodside. 
A. Stewart, Esq. has gathered specimens of A. ptarmica in this neighbourhood 
with entire leaves; and they were devoid of the pungent qualities which usually 
characterise this plant. Centaurea nigra. Woodside, very sportive in the form 
of the leaves.— Orchis bifolia^ 0. morio, 0. mascula, and O. maculata. In fields, 
Woodside.— Euphorbia exigua. Woodside.— Sparganium ramosum. Ponds, 
Woodside.— Carex arenaria. New Brighton.— Carexpseudo-cyperus. In a pond 
on the road to Bidstone, near Sir John Tobin’s lodge.— C. recurva. Woodside. 
—Sagittaria sagittifolia. Ince Blundell, A. Stewart, Esq.— famus communis. 
Woodside.— Atriplexportulacoides. Wallasea Pool.— Polypodium vulgare. Bid- 
stone Stone-quarry ; also Aspidium Filix-mas, and A. lobatum. — Scolopendrium 
vulgare. In lanes near the windmill at Tranmere.— Blechnum boreale. Bidstone 
Stone-quarry.— Osmunda regalis. Plentiful at Speke, A. Stewart, Esq.—« 
Equisetum arvense and E. limasum. Woodside. 
I remain. Dear Sir, 
Yours most respectfully, 
Woodside, May 15, 1837* T, B. Hall. 
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE SMALLER BRITISH BIRDS. 
In England we generally have some fine warm weather in February, and then 
the notes of a considerable number of native songsters may be detected by the 
diligent ornithologist, especially those of the following:—Missel Thrush f Turdus 
viscivorus). Fieldfare Thrush (T. pilaris). Garden Thrush (T. hortensis), 
Robin Redbreast (Rubecula familiaris), Goldencrowned Kinglet (Regulus 
auricapillus), Ivy Wren (Anorthura troglodytes), Garden Tit {Parus hortensis). 
Blue Tit (P. cceruleus), Coal Tit (P. ater). Marsh Tit (P.palustris), Long¬ 
tailed Tit (P. caudatus). Hedge Dunnock f Accentor modularis). Sky Lark 
(Alauda arvensis), Yellow Bunting (Emberiza citrinella), Chaff Finch (Erin- 
gilla coelebs), Thistle Gold wing (Carduelis elegans), Spotted Starling (Sturnus 
varius ).—How many persons, in all ranks of life, take walks in the country at 
th,e time of year of which we are speaking, and yet how few ever suspect that at 
least seventeen species of birds are carolling around them! In the above 
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