A COMPARATIVE VIEW
OF
WHITE'S AND MARKWICK'S CALENDARS.
Of the abbreviations used, fl. signifies flowering; l. leafing; and ap. the first appearance.
| WHITE. | MARKWICK. | |||||||
| Redbreast (sylvia rubecula) sings | Jan. 1–12 | Jan. 3–31, and again Oct. 6. | ||||||
| Larks (alauda arvensis) congregate | Jan. 1–18 | Oct. 16, Feb. 9. | ||||||
| Nuthatch (sitta europæa) heard | Jan. 1–14 | Mar. 3, Apr. 10. | ||||||
| Winter aconite (helleborus hiemalis) fl. | Jan. 1, Feb. 18 | Feb. 28, Apr. 17. | ||||||
| Shell-less snail or slug (limax) ap. | Jan. 2 | Jan. 16, May 31. | ||||||
| Grey and White | wagtail | (motacilla boarula) ap. | Jan. 2–11 | Jan. 24, Mar. 26. | ||||
| (motacilla alba) ap. | Dec. 12, Feb. 23. | |||||||
| Missel thrush (turdus viscivorus) sings. | Jan. 2–14 | Feb. 19, Apr. 14. | ||||||
| Bearsfoot (helleborus fœtidus) fl. | Jan. 2, Feb. 14 | Mar. 1, May 5. | ||||||
| Polyanthus (primula polyantha) fl. | Jan. 2, Apr. 12 | Jan. 1, Apr. 9. | ||||||
| Double daisy (bellis perennis plena) fl. | Jan. 2, Feb. 1 | Mar. 17, Apr. 29. | ||||||
| Mezereon (daphne mezereum) fl. | Jan. 3, Feb. 16 | Jan. 2, Apr. 4. | ||||||
| Pansy (viola tricolor) fl. | Jan. 3 . | Jan. 1, May 10. | ||||||
| Red dead-nettle (lamium purpureum) fl. | Jan. 3–21 | Jan. 1, Apr. 5. | ||||||
| Groundsel (senecio vulgaris) fl. | Jan. 3–15 | Jan. 1, Apr. 9 | ||||||
| Hazel (corylus avellana) fl. | Jan. 3, Feb. 28 | Jan. 21, March 11. | ||||||
| Hepatica (anemone hepatica) fl. | Jan. 4, Feb. 18 | Jan. 17, Apr. 9. | ||||||
| Hedge-sparrow (sylvia modularis) sings | Jan. 5–12 | Jan. 16, Mar. 13. | ||||||
| Common flies (musca domestica) seen in numbers | Jan. 5, Feb. 3 | May 15. | ||||||
| Greater titmouse (parus major) sings | Jan. 6, Feb. 6 | Feb. 17, Mar. 17. | ||||||
| Thrush (turdus musicus) sings | Jan. 6–22 | Jan. 15, Apr. 4. | ||||||
| Insects swarm under sunny hedges | Jan. 6 . | |||||||
| Primrose (primula vulgaris) fl. | Jan. 6, Apr. 7 | Jan. 3, Mar. 22. | ||||||
| Bees (apis mellifica) ap. | Jan. 6, Mar. 19 | Jan. 31, Apr. 11; last seen Dec. 30. | ||||||
| Gnats play about | Jan. 6, Feb. 3 | |||||||
| Chaffinches, male and female (fringilla cœlebs) seen in equal numbers | Jan. 6–11 | Dec. 2, Feb. 3. | ||||||
| Furze or gorse (ulex europæus) fl. | Jan. 8–Feb. 1 | Jan. 1, Mar. 27. | ||||||
| Wall-flower (cheiranthus cheiri; seu fruticulosus of Smith) fl. | Jan. 8, Apr. 1 | Feb. 21, May 9. | ||||||
| Stock (cheiranthus incanus) fl. | Jan. 8–12 | Feb. 1, June 3. | ||||||
| Emberiza alba (bunting) in great flocks | Jan. 9 | |||||||
| Linnets (fringilla linota) congregate | Jan. 9 | Jan. 11. | ||||||
| Lambs begin to fall | Jan. 9–11 | Jan. 6, Feb. 21. | ||||||
