... ABERAYBON. Pension Committee.—At a meeting of the local committee yesterday. Mr. J. Jones, J.P.. Cwmere, appointed chairman. Nature Note.— Alonely swallow was seen lost week. It did not stay long ,and took it, Hight southwards. Eisteddrodie.-11r. J. E. Davies ...

... Nature Notes. Two mot.. • very common at. this seasoii. 'el often contuse(' one with another are the Cinnabar and tlic Hornet (there are several species of latter, all very similar in appearance). The fiilleiwiag brief, remarks may identifies, Oulu—The ...

... NATURE NOTES. Arcturus, supposed to be the greaterit gun visible from the earth, makes a singfilarly striking object in t'ae western sky these nights, It be found in a line with the 'tail' of the Great Ikar, or 'handle' of the Plough—four times the length ...

... Nature Notes. A bee MO 11111.11 of the Woodfsirer gigasf. taken an the MM.. :he .C.W., A 1. .. • with, on Friday fact. 'lO, Large gy•' to the hymenopterous order of insects, and St to be far from commas in this country. the relative frequency with whisk ...

... Nature Notes. During the phenomenally low spring tides of the latter part of last week, an minimally large expense of the lower litterat sone was this sone is characterised by the presence of Laminaris. the oar-weed or •langleweml. During these tides ...

... Nature Notes. The fellowintt ,re a few re the more colt. l (slnvtious :•specially noticeable lit the present in the • a .iitryside near Aberystwyth . I?) Dark (iris eritillary (Argymus Aglaia); the Tiger Moth (Cheloaia raja); the Large White (Pieria ...

... Nature Notes. THE BLUE BUTTERFLY. common Blue butterfly, (lyecona iesrus) I. especially numerous this year, and is very abundant in the vicinity of Pon Dines, Aberystwyth. ,juet now. This arnill butterfly is a very gaily coloured and conspicuous insect ...

... Nature Notes. A MARSUPIAL FISH.. .. A lam. male of the Greater pipe-flab species (Synfinathus acns-pibellbysg bir. Welsh). was taken in a prawning-net near Monk's Cave on Thursday last. This fish is nearly allied to the well-known ftrei-horse• it ...

... Nature Notes. OUR FRIEND—THE EARTHWORM, Of animals useful to man, probably the earthwiame.—Lumbrims terristris.—amwydyn, Welsh —is the most important if them all. For the I bulk ef our knowledge of these creatures we are mainly 'iitlebted to Darwin. who ...

... NATURE NOTES. THE ELEPHANT MOTH. _ A e,aterpillar of the Elephant Hawk Moth aerocamPa elpenor). has been taken in the locality this week. Probably this moth is not 1111C011101011 I a this country, bat the larval form is seldom seen, °wing to its protective ...

... Nature Notes. THE CLOUDED MAGPIE MOTH. Two specimens, probably male and female, of the Clouded Magpie Moth sylvata,— were takea in Cwm Woods on Sunday last. This insect is closely connected with the common Currant or Mai.• moth of Our gardens, a wh;ie ...

... NATURE NOTES. THE GIRL. HUNTING. A pair of Cirl Buntings (Emberiza cirlus), ' have recently been seen feeding in the near vicinity of the town. This bird is somewhat scarce in Wales: in Dr. Salter's List of the Birds of Aberystwyth . and neighbourhood ...