... NATURE NOTES QUERIES. I' 4 = EiDINSX-0111Y BAT. No little attention is paid to bats that oar knowledge of their habit and distribution in this country is still very imperfect. short time ago it was considered that the reddish-grey or Natterer's bat was ...

... NATURE NOTES. IT appears to be the aim of every country lad to amass the largest collection a/ birds' eggs he can. It. matters little if he already has fifty thrushes' eggs, a few additional ones seem to be irresistible. Often a hole is made in each end ...

... NATURE NOTES London Birds—The Chaffinch. rrliE Chaffinch is to most. of us one the outstanding characteristics of late winter and early spring. Wherever one goes there are flocks of these pretty little birds wandering over the country in search of food ...

... NATURE NOTES London Trees.-4, The Holly. !UST at this time of the year there i s no tree more in our thoughts than the Holly, with which we are all, so glad• to decorate our haulm; Let us for a Levi minutes, hoWever, consider the Holly as a tree rather ...

... NATURE NOTES QUERIES. T, OIMAT Duct We The claims of the great black woodpecker be included In the lists of British birds have recently been revived by the reported appearance of two birds of this species at Sherlngham, on the coast of Norfolk. Being ...

... NATURE NOTES Why Fur Makes Winter Coats Warmer. Already the lsoles have brought out their winter costs—most of them trimmed, U not wholly made, of the furs of animals of other countries. Moat of these funs come from the colder p to of the globe, and the ...

... NATURE NOTES. The Vapourer Moth. The Vapourer Moth is fortunate in the possession of a name which is as descriptive as it is easily remembered. It is often to be seen in any of our London parks or commons—a little m- - :t which we see dancing along in ...

... NATURE NOTES. BLOSSOMS ABOVEOUR NOTICE. It curious how many people seldom notice anything much above their own height. In walking along a street attractive window displays draw our attention immediately, but signs at, a higher level attract little notice ...

... NATURE NOTES AM) QUERIES. LOW TFAMPILATraII9 AND OIDIANIC Lou. One of the most interesting articles in this month's magazines is that which Dr. Allan ltacfadyen, Director of the Jenner Institute ot Preventive Medicine, contributes to Harper's on The ...

... NATURE NOTES. Fog and Frost. Crossing London Bridge on a fuggy morning the city worker will notice that every tug within hearing distance is sounding a piercing warning note. Such is the way of all shipping—since it cannot be seen it must make itself ...

... NATURE NOTES London Trees—The Cedar of Lebanon. THE Cedar of Lebanon is, to my mind, one of the very finest of all trees, and there arc magnificent examples in Streatham. If you visit the Rookery adjoining Streatham Common. and look for the largest ...

... NATURE NOTES. Sand and Shingle. Many people choose their holiday resort by the nature of its beach. The children must have sand. and adults prefer it for bathing, and thus watering places with • sandy beach are always well patronised. Cho Question being ...