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Earliest Dates of Observations of Insects, Birds, etc., in 1886, 
with the Mean Date for 1876-86. 
No. 
Phenomena. 
1886 . 
Mean, 
Insects. 
80 . 
Melolontha vulgaris (cock-chafer) appears . 
May 28 
May 27 
81 . 
Rhizotrogus solstitialis (fern-chafer) ap. .. 
June 10 
June 12 
82 . 
Timarcha Icevigata (bloody-nosed beetle) ap. 
Mar. 23 
Apl. 9 
83 . 
Lampyris noctiluca (glow-worm) ap.... 
May 29 
84 . 
Apis mellifica (honey-bee) ap. 
Mar. 17 
Jan. 30 
85 . 
Vespa vulgaris (common wasp) ap. .... 
Jan. 28 
Mar. 16 
86. 
Pieris Brassicce (large white butterfly) ap. 
Mar. 28 
Apl. 7 
87 . 
P. Rapce (small white butterfly) ap... 
Apl. 5 
Mar. 27 
88. 
Anthocaris cardamines (orange-tip butterfly) ap. 
May 2 
May 7 
89 . 
Epinephele Janira (meadow-brown butterfly) ap. 
June 2 
May 28 
90 . 
Bibio Marci (St. Mark’s fly) ap. 
Apl. 25 
Apl. 27 
Birds. 
91 . 
Strix Aluco (brown-owl) boots. 
Apl. 18 
Apl. 10 
92 . 
Muscicapa grisola (flycatcher) arrives .. 
May 12 
May 12 
- nests . 
May 30 
- batches . 
June 30 
- departs (last seen). 
Aug. 30 
93 . 
Turdus musicus (song-thrush) sings... 
Jan. 7 
Jan. 11 
- nests ...... 
Apl. 1 
Mar. 20 
- batches . 
Apl. 18 
Apl. 9 
94 . 
T. Pilaris (field-fare) arrives..... 
Nov. 24 
Oct. 24 
- departs (last seen). 
Mar. 2 
95 . 
Paulias Luscinia (nightingale) sings . 
Apl. 5 
Apl. 14 
96 . 
Saxicola (Enanthe (wbeatear) arrives . 
Mar. 22 
Mar. 13 
97 . 
Phylloscopus Trochillis (willow-wren) sings. 
Mar. 24 
Mar. 25 
98 . 
P. collybita (chiff-chaff) sings . 
Mar. 23 
Mar. 23 
99 . 
Alauda arvensis (sky-lark) sg.... 
Jan. 30 
Jan. 18 
100. 
Fringilla ccclebs (chaffinch) sg. 
Feb. 4 
101. 
Corvus frugilequs (rook) builds. 
Mar. 4 
Feb. 21 
- hatches .... 
Apl. 19 
Apl. 12 
102. 
Cuculus canorus (cuckoo) calls . 
Apl. 13 
Apl. 10 
- changes its note... 
May 30 
103 . 
Hirundo rustica (swallow) arrives... 
Apl. 1 
Apl. 10 
-— flocks... 
Aug. 7 
-- departs (last seen). 
Oct. 10 
Oct. 24 
104 . 
H. urbica (house-martin) arrives....... 
Apl. 22 
Apl. 17 
105 . 
IT. riparia (sand-martin) arr. 
Apl. 4 
Apl. 16 
106 . 
Cypselus Apus (swift) arr........ 
May 6 
May 5 
- departs (last seen). 
Sept. 7 
107 . 
Caprimulgus europceus (goatsucker) arrives. 
108 . 
Turtur communis (turtle-dove) coos. 
May 3 
May 3 
109 . 
Perdix cinerea (partridge) pairs. 
Jan. 24 
-- hatches . 
June 15 
110 . 
Scolopax Rusticola (woodcock) arrives. 
Oct. 23 
Oct. 14 
111 . 
Crex pratensis (corn-crake) arr. 
Apl. 25 
Apl. 24 
Amphibian. 
112 . 
Rana temporaria (common frog) spawns. 
Mar. 21 
Mar. 10 
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