... NATURE NOTES. A Toap’s APPETITE. According to the “Journal” of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, a toad that was captured at nine o'clock at night was proved to have eaten since sunset six cutworms, five millipedes, six snowbugs, nine ants, one weevil ...

... NATURE NOTES. The Tragedy of Migration. The easterly winds that hare harshly prevailed daring: the paat week have brought a fresh army of winter migrants from the Continent. The tragedies connected with the migration of birds twice a year are scarcely ...

... NATURE NOTES. SPRING MIGRATION OF BIRDS. The second Report of the Migration Committee appointed by the British Ornithologists' Union has recently been published, and the records of the spring of 1906 prove extremely interesting, while the various maps ...

... NATURE NOTES. Birds.—This is the great breeding season for the spring migrants. Swifts may be expected about May Day. The last to come is the Spotted Flycatcher. This bird arrives about May 20th. Larks, Buntings ' and Jackdaws breed now. H ow tenderly ...

... NATURE NOTES. BewILDERED BY FoG. Fog has a bewildering effect, not only on human beings, but also on animals, save those who find their way b'{‘ scent. Birds are entirely confused by it. ame gi%eons remain all day motionless and half asleep either just ...

... NATURE NOTES QUERIES. , BETTER TIIIII3 FOR THE BIRDS. So often have we had cause to lament the disappearance of some bird or another from places or districts where it had formerly been not uncommon that many of us have almost come to look upon such things ...

... NATURE NOTES. To Sir. I nit. si:tol to .44.. that yo.i piiilili Mr. It. lannl 4,%thitiait'• - Nature PA glrectipten ee N attire a- lie env% it v. itlt 41,P.; eleeerrer.iiin •• FMI.III inv.% oeil to the is delight- 1 re . ohm:. a.i,l ll.b • ,olere se ...

... NATURE NOTES. A MAMMOTH MUSHROOM. A mushroom measuring 101 a. in diameter ham been gathered at tirmston. REES IN THE LAMP. - - A swarm of bees took possession of a signs lamp on the Midland line at Finedoe, a porter having considerable trouble in removing ...

... NATURE NOTES. Building and Breeding. Before the present month is out the latest of onr spring migrants will hare arrived, the Spotted Flycatcher, who generally oomes last, being dne about the 20th. This is the great breeding mcnth, and the amateur naturalist ...

... NATURE NOTES. The Brave Little Toadflax. A plant which blooms twelve months in the year, and is yet of considerable beauty in its lowly way, is a great treasure to the botanist. The ivyleaved toadfiaz is plentiful enough on walls in the country and on ...

... NATURE NOTES. The chrysalis which correspondent tend* tie from Lowestoft that of one the butterflies, thoufeh it not a normal typo of one the commoner >nes. In fact, it seems most like the blackveined white is usually supposed to be nearly extinct in ...

... NATURE NOTES. it anyone imagines that the only geld naturalist Who can do good work by observing and recording ks he who has ample leisure and can afford to avail himself of the latest works of reference and most Sp-to-date handbooks, that person should ...