remarks subjoined by him, in numerous instances, to our author's Observations on various Parts of Nature, shew him to have been a sensible as well as a diligent observer. He communicated to the Linnean Society various essays on subjects of interest to the British zoologist, which were published in the earlier volumes of the Transactions of that body: the first of them, On the Migration of certain Birds, and on other Matters relating to the Feathered Tribes, included a Table of the annual appearance and disappearance of certain birds, which was continued to the end of 1794 in a subsequent communication, entitled Aves Sussexienses; or, a Catalogue of Birds found in the County of Sussex, with Remarks. His last paper consisted of Observations on the Clover Weevil, and was published in 1801. His death took place in 1813.—E. T. B. A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF WHITE'S AND MARKWICK'S CALENDARS. Of the abbreviations used, A. signifies flowering; l. leafing; and ap. the first Yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) ap. Jan. 25. Apr. 14 Apr. 13. Field or procumbent speedwell (Ve- Small tortoise-shell butterfly (Papi. Barren strawberry (Fragaria sterilis) Tomtit (Parus cæruleus) makes its July 3: last [seen Sept. 8 Jan. 25 Jan. 1. Apr. 9 Jan. 27. Mar. 15 Feb. 12. Mar. 29 Mar. 5. [seen June 6 Apr. 24: last Jan. 27. Apr. 2 Jan. 30 Feb. 1. Mar. 26 Jan. 13. Mar. 26 Feb. 1 Apr. 27 Podura fimetaria ap. Wryneck (Yunx Torquilla) returns Golden crested wren (Sylvia Regu- Aspen (Populus tremula) fl. Common elder (Sambucus nigra) 1. Gooseberry (Ribes Grossularia) 1. Common stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) fl. Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) fl. Blackbird (Turdus Merula) sits Raven (Corrus Corax) sits Small uncrested willow wren2 ap. Fumaria bulbosa Al. Elm (Ulmus campestris) fl. Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) Buzz-fly (Bombylius medius) ap. Snake (Coluber Natrix) ap. Mar. 19 Mar. 19. Apr. 4 [ones May 19 Apr. 1, builds Feb. 23. Apr. 28 Feb. 17. Apr. 25 Mar. 19. Apr. 7|Mar. 18-25: sits Apr. 1 Seen at Spofforth, Apr. 5, 1833.-W. H. 2 There is strange confusion in the entries respecting the willow wrens in the Calendar published from Mr. White's papers after his death. Three sorts were known to him, as he distinctly says in a former passage: the Sylvia Trochilus, or yellow wren; the Sylv. sylvicola, or wood wren; and the Sylv. loquar, or chiffchaff: but there are five entries of such wrens in the Calendar. By reference to what he has said in other places, it should seem that the chiffchaff appears the first. Therefore, in the entry, March 19th, we must read, instead of Small uncrested willow wren, Chiffchaff, Sylo, loquar. In a subsequent page, Mr. White states this bird to be the chiffchaff, and to be usually heard about the 20th of March.-W. H. |