... NATURE NOTES Why do the Leaves Fall from Trees ? Out friends in North America have very expressive tera by which they tett* Use autumn—Om call It the f e u The noremion arose. I believe, as Cearaaloft from the fall of the year but its present use Is ...

... Nature notes WAIT FOR THE BUS ANDBE A BIRD-WATCHER, TOO! the north. it swooped and dashed off at high speed towards Madeley-road. A few winters ago. I obtained a most admirable set of counts of common gulls at Cleveland Park. mostly during waits for the ...

... NATURE NOTES II 2. —before she left the rds' Hospital she was tol the inmates wanted to see her. 4. This parrot, with a can ning sort of smile, handed her a sealcd envelope. I' A f I 6. One of the nurses told her. The parting message read, Good-bye—and ...

... NATURE NOTES London Birds.—The Swallow. The Swallow is by no means as common in our are 3 as most people perhaps imagine. There are three very similar and closely related birds--the Swallow, House and Band Martins. and moat people are unable to distinghish ...

... • Nature Notes IWAS delighted to learn that a musical farmer has discovered that his cows give more milk when listening to music. He has had his barns wired for sound and has proved that the yield of milk is the greatest when the bovine beauties are listening ...

... Nature 'Notes A 2-Ib. trout with a crayfish wedged in its mouth was rescued at Maimesbury and swam away in the Avon when the obstruction was . removed. _ Thrown out of nest a weekold house sparrow is being cared for by a cock canary in a cage at Minehead ...

... NATURE NOTES A fortnight ago I dealt in these notes with the only poisonous British snakethe adder. Within a week of that article' being published, no fewer than three instances were reported in the daily Press of people being made seriously ill in-this ...

... NATURE NOTES. TRE STINGING TREE. iae stinging tree of Australia is in appearance not unlixe a gigantic nettle. It has an unpicasant odour, and the natives and native animals carefully avoid it. When \a man is pricked by one of the tree’s ...

... NATURE NOTES. One mood wiles of this alai may plonlitally found is sew plass at Is es MI mew. see is as saw/ la • s a s~ tr eag pram M 'which • leek small elm fiery beim is as law onion known was ma Meath& plornii, or gpine.finnel law& like ell slier ...

... NATURE NOTES Heron is a much more typical London bird than most people iaa. aging In fact London pommies several very fine heronries in the Richmond and, I behave, Eltham districts. Once the Londoner learns to recognise the slew, heavy flight of the heron ...

... NATURE NOTES. THE STICKLEBACK. One or mere species of this interesting little fish may be plentifully found in almost every piece of water, from a ditch up to a large lake, and in fresh or salt water. They ere easily kept in an indoor aquarium , and easy ...

... NATURE NOTES. Autumn Blossoms in the Garden. The last flowers of summer in our gardens seem to reflect the golden hues of the fading sun in their flower colours. The bright orange, red or purple which we associate with a fine sunset is abundantly in evidence ...