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... NATURE NOTES. Pigeon That Stuck to Ship Mortality Beneath & Above Waves. •mi; problem wlu-tlier birds and . in act by process of raasoiimg, I bv jnstiuct, ron captain ' ’.i- iVulcrful story I ever bean! the . .o >t .1 pigeon. Coming through ' a , t> ...

... nature notes. Protection Birds in Ire- land. A Plea for Sanctuaries. sii ficihiiok Moore pircsided at a apemcchin ( the Irish Society for the ,'i i !ihi of Birds at the Royal Irish \iv d'in' . Ruhlin. when the report, which ' , 1. referred to letter from ...

... NATURE NOTES (From Whuig”) LOUGH SWILLY. Tiu' past ookl, spring worked mucli havoc* among the birds that frequent tb© I shores. At Ix>ugh Swiildv, saodbank sitiMitoa i-n the iiiiside fioshwat'er whicnh pro>trid«B good tor about pairs ot Common Terns ...

... NATURE NOTES The Black-throated Diver The Black-Throated Diver is rare in Ireland, but we have noticed it at this time of the year off the Inishowen Peninsula, especially at the entrance to Lough Foyle. It is an extremely wary bird and will dive or sink ...

... NATURE NOTES. The Rat and the Watch. I The ship Marathon was at one {ime st WITH yais. fhe rodenis were | creating a good deal of d:nnnge] amongst the ship's stores, and the only. place that enjoved any immunity | from their presence was the 1-;1]:1:\1'11' ...

... NATURE NOTES CLUB-MOSS AND FAIRIES The Club-Mosses, although of humble growth, are interesting little plants. Mostly of creeping habit, the organs of reproduction at once dintinguish them f{rom all others of their kind. The f{ruit is produced in the axils ...

... NATURE NOTES. Blackbird, Worm, & Sparrow Hawk. The paragraph about the predilection of certain domestic animals and pets for attending family worship recalled an experience of a similar character in Arran. Below my room was the kitchen, and here each ...

... NATURE NOTES. The Hedgehog's Winter Sleep. The hedgehog is now sleeping off the winter months, his favourite hibernating place being a disused rabbit burrow, a crevice in an old sod dyke, or underneath the root of a tree. Once inside, and finding his ...

... NATURE NOTES. Eel Stops a fl\urch Organ During the service in one of the churches in Rothesay recently the organ failed to respond io the calls of the organist. On having ay nspection and a litile Manoeuvring, tlay made an attempt for the second time without ...

... NATURE NOTES. Bees Hold Up a Town. I will never forget when 1 witnessed a farm town being held up by a swa'm of bees for several hours, all outside work being at a complete standstill. In the garden were several skeps of bees. One day the gate had been ...

... many a remote mountain stream.—S. H., Cookstown, in Northern Whig” Nature Notes.” ...