... the fish. : RATS AND SILVER. Rats, like magpies and jackdaws, seem to have a partiality for eilver. A lady writing to ‘“ Nature Notes’’ says:—'‘ My sister was staying in a lonely house in the southwest of Ireland during August last. One evening the housemaid ...

... Fowls. l Mr. G. T. Rope has tabulated some of the ‘language of the domestic fowl. There is, however, says a writer in ‘“Nature Notes,” 3 most important sound he has not noted, that is the note of warning or alarmt. It is madae by both cocks and hens when ...

... come every morning and helped him with his breakfast. THRUSH BUILDING ON GROUND. Every lover of birds (says a writer Nature Notes) can give numerous instances of the strange and out-of-the-way neatins places, but it is so rarely that a matter of fact ...

... Catterpillars and Music. Several catterpillars of the peacock and painted lady butterflieS . (says a correspondent of Nature Notes) were kept in boxes covered with gauze, on the under side of which they were resting when a, piano which was in the same ...

... subjects relating to One childrem’s ward' was evidently much attracted by her manner turned her said I wish would nurse me” Nature Note I have well-authenticated record of tame black-headed living 26 years in confinement (writes “W T P”) and of another which ...

... ANOTHER IMPENDING APOLOGY “Miss been sent home from France tell how desperately bad women wanted QMAAC” Provincial Paper Nature Note Two flowers are specially prominent in Woolton Gateacre writes W T P wild clematis the with it yellow centre purple outer ...

... kings tumble With poor crooked ' Only Smell and in dust born Taylon' School to advised him to ordera of large Gray's Bet A Nature Note fog crystals in but mask mountain really of W T P How struck brightening would duH scene crystals by point crystals to glorious ...

... officers and in fighting lines I know in which arrangement as I have proved success waiter gardener the tho soldier admirable” Nature Note is the admire British (writes “W T P”) various in oolour growth At is black-green cushion which to pieces large number of ...

... from a shop ' We generally go in” he said and ask for they haven’t got and try to something” boys were remanded on bail Nature Note The leaser -backed gulls usual on W T P) Like the familiar- they land-haunting birds never stream to any extent the floods ...

... Tied on Treadmills of British the crnel tneiadmrlk motorcycles committee in subject and their to industrial life allow Nature Note is (writes W T I) Bury cannot simply been time” The scrapes soil vain: plaotlet rising before put away The charlock which ...

... reminding of my to use W Sir W being longer Army promise think justly lapses plead this cook rather her to best sbe Which to A Nature Note usual way had tell” but interesting old Jim spoke: “They eggs” outburst of ribaldry continued : lay ’em They white soft ...

... have three children what he been father of though it my fault you will write to and are leaves at present you quite welL Nature Note pair of were weather making mating time Park this afternoon W T 1’) blue-black and back contrasts strongly and wings making ...