... NATURE NOTES. this week Dr. Sprott, Appleby, writes me as follows: I was much interested in reading your notes which appeared in last week's 'Herald,' quoting the communication from your Glenridding correspondent about locks of birth: observed feeding ...

... NATURE NOTES. In answer to many inquiries about the big thrushes that are now to he seen flying about among tho rooks and starlings, I may state that them conspicuous birds are tel and redwings. The firldfares are winter visitors to our shores, and often ...

... NATURE NOTES. This week I have to record the departure rem Penrith of the swifts, or derdins, herb hare fur the past three months been tar wrleome guests. There are few aigrants that do more. good in the wort I. malt. I.a noise about it, than live le‘ilins ...

... Nature Notes. 71waerompanying photograph shows •• young schoolboy. named J. Watson. son of Mr. Adam WaMon. signalmen. Monroe , . Mahon. end his tame pigeon. For • long time thispigerm hes follooncl the hoy to gild from School, until it ho. attrarud the ...

... Nature Notes. . touch of wrote that thi, ay. k to ',full the %alit. One after another. are WI. and. whether al. orater it or not. the beautiful ',v. a role the .. Silt 1e.,. our 'Jo u,. on or about the 20th Await. but I hail fain hoped that the iiitta ...

... NATURE: NOTES. This week an observer, Mr. Hodgson Harrison. writing to ate from the Barnard Castle district, guys: As I always read your notes with pleasure in the Herald every week, I thought it would be of interest to you to knon that as I was out ...

... NATURE NOTES. This week I have had the following interesting letter from a lady reader who lives at the Hall Farm, Morland: I always read your notes •in the Herald with enjoyment, and 1 would like you to give me some information on the following mysterious ...

... Nature Notes. In answer to many inquiries about the white lapwing whiqh was bred in the Penrith district last summer, I may state that it left its haunt, with the teat of • flock at the approach of the 'Miry weather in November. It is, however, expected ...

... NATURE NOTES. According to promise I will give a few details anent those two harbingers of summer whose timely arrivals were recorded in the Herald on Saturday last. The cuckoo was both heard and seen near the railway bridge not far from Milestone House ...

... NATURE NOTES. Iln A : 4,1 I • 1,41 r Maw lon by Mr. T. I , nrith Today (Apra I arr of eth.b••• a • . In for en too lend. nun+ thew bus 0..0r•10arne u flimsy tiro nom nn tot Ivo nu. eol also who , . the and a, b. lb 7 7 . and Mr. R. Hetharingt ...

... NATURE NOTES. If there be any truth in the old proverb Many haws, many snows, sic are assuredly in for an old-fashioned winter. Thrushes and blackbirds are having a glorious tines among the hedgerows iust now, and by and by the squirrels from the n ...

... Nature Notes. On Saturday I lied god fortune to come arms • red-bucked alinke, or butcher bird. This migrant ass sitting alone on a therm hedge, and seemed to me to be watching something the ground beneath. I got very near before it lA* tar and hew further ...