... speed at which the mirthern blue-throat (declared to hare only Moderate powers of flight ) migrates. It gets, he says in Nature Notes fromßapt to Heligo- Mod in a spring night of barely nine hours. The Virginian plover makes 838 miles an hour in its isorney ...

... Tim ET4GLISH LAKES VISITOR AND KFWICK GUARDIAN-SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1903. BIRD VENGEANCE. A writer in Nature Notes describes au amusing encounter between a large swan And a little brown duck. The duck had apparently insulted the swan by trying to ...

... flora in the world which is more dainty in its localism than that of South Africa. The Cape Peninsula, for example, says Nature's Notes , has a flora much more distinct from that of the Karroo, less than 100 miles away. than the vegetation of England is ...

... agriculture will succeed, because the minister, while engaged cultivating his land, will lose touch with his (vie. A writer in Nature Notes states that there ere unusual numbers of gadwall on the waters at Euston this spring—quite 150. This is curious, for in ...

... NATURE NOTES. At the Summer Islands, lillapoul. Roe-•hire, a large seal ramrine um 2,u. has been shot by as Island Revenue olff_er. That Scotch exciseman belongs to the breed who, when happy, want W out and day something. • • • AN ARTFUL SNAKE. Seeing ...

... NATURE NOTES. INEEP-MLINO BRAWL When one hears of sheep befog Me= it ewes meturel to trim eating Such, however, is est always The ' of a grass which wows is Runge Me s les= or own, similar Is lot pewees& by the wild oat. ls whoa this grins grows, eosestinse ...

... water, it wilt perhaps, be interesting to know that, where flab as a bait, this objection is overcome. A correspondent of Nature Notes bas • cat which is very fond of catching the small and seemingly unattractive fish in the Thames. He is a large silvergrey ...

... NATURE NOTES. A CAMPHOR FOREST. A forest of camphor trees, covering as area of some 50,000 acres, Asa, according to the Angie- J apanese Gazette, been discovered in the soothers part of Taiwan, oontaining, roughly, some 120,000 trees. The trees, which ...

... also expressed his intention of bringing the principles of the Association before the attention of the American public. NATURE NOTES. PUFFINB AND RABBITB. A singular state of things now prevails on the Faroe Islands. Last year Urace Darling's brother stated ...

... NATURE NOTES. A MAMMOTH MUSHROOM. A mushroom measuring 10in. in di.m*. hos bass gathorod at Urmsion. FEES IN THE LAIP. A swarm of bees took possession of a sigma lamp on the Midland line at Finedon, a porter having considerable trouble in removing tea ...

... and his hair rises from .t combed straight back without a parting. He has a rich brown beard and thoughtful brown eyes. NATURE NOTES. A RIO JACK. Cho et the largest ewer taker trees the River Witham has just bees captured el Tattershell. It setasured 4Sa ...

... NATURE NOTES. TRIUNE CROP. A remarkable sight is to be seen in the garden of Mr. Dumbrill, London-road, Burgess Hill. A pear tree bloomed in the early spring, the blooms set, and there was a crop of pears. It bloomed again, and there was a second crop ...