REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR MARCH, 1862.

BY

CHARLES SMALLWOOD, M. D., L L.D.

Latitude-45 deg. 32 min. North. Longitude-73 deg. 36 min. West. Height above the Level of the Sea-118 feet.

MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST-MARCH, 1862.

20.0 50.1 35.2
26.2 56.2 34.2
24.1 49.7 34.2
33.1 36.7 34.7
30.0 36.4 30.0
21.4 39.7 21.3
6.4 30.3 26.1
25.1 30.4 23.4
24.2 30.4 23.4
21.1 27.0 26.1
24.1 27.9 24.2
25.1 45.6 24.3
6.1 39.0 19.0

(NINE MILES WEST OF MONTREAL.)

BY CHARLES SMALLWOOD, M.D., LL.D.

Longitude-73 deg. 36 min. West, Height above the Level of the Sea-118 feet.

Tension of Humidity

Direction of Wind.

Vapour. of Air.

10

Horizontal
Movement
in Miles
in

6 A.M. 2 P. M. 10 P. M.

6 2 A.M. P.M. P.M.

2P.M.

10PM

.057.095.077.79.79.77 w sw
078 143 161 87 79 78 wbs
025 143 111 66 79 81
NEBENEbE
168 162 105 89 84 80 NEBENEbENEbE
106 130 111 86 74 86 w sw WSW WbN
098 212 135 78 82 86|| ws w
091 283 182 83 78 89 w bs
126 391 160 86 87 86 w bs
094 265 155 76 74 80
168 164 169 89 76 84
130 170 132|| 78 80 79 SE
105 188 095 80 77 79 wbs Nbw NNE
040 124 120 70 73 86 ws w SSW NEbE
117 146 106 88 87 86 NEBENE BENEDE
111 142 100 86 84 79 NEBEN EbENEbE
085 105 117 78 70 82 NEBENE BENEDE
111 117 094 76 74 87 NEDENEbENEbE
117 245 094 87 80 73 NEbE SSW N NE
029 195 072 51 82 70 NEbE WSW ESE

24 hours. t'nths

0.75 Snow.

6 A. M.

2 P. M.

10 P. M.

W

W

302.70

2.5

C. C. Str.

4. Cirr. Str. 10.

Clear.

C. C. Str. 10.
Rain.

REMARKS ON THE ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER

Snow fell on 13 days amounting to 27.77 inches. It was snowing 101 hours and 44 minutes. Most prevalent wind, the N. E. by E.

Least prevalent wind, the E. by S.

Most windy day, the 25th; mean miles per hour, 20.88.

Least windy day, the 5th; mean miles per hour, 0.11

Aurora Borealis visible on 1 night.

3 Lunar Haloes and 1 Corona seen.

1 Solar Halo.

Zodiacal light bright and well defined.

The Electrical state of the Atmosphere has indicated moderate intensity.
Crows first seen on the 10th.

REMARKS ON THE ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER

Mean of Humidity

30.279

29.318

29.858

0.961

-

52°0

4°1

29929 56°1

Rain fell on 4 days, amounting to 0.621 inches; it was raining 34 hours.

Snow fell on 12 days, amounting to 17.75 inches; it was snowing 128 hours and 50 minutes.

Most prevalent wind, N. E. b E.

Least prevalent wind, E.

Most windy day, the 16th day; mean miles per hour, 26.74.

Least windy day, the 20th day: Calm.

Aurora Borealis visible on 2 nights.

Solar Halo visible on 1 day.

Lunar Halo visible on 1 night.

Zodiacal light frequently very bright.

The Electrical state of the Atmosphere has indicated feeble intensity.

THE CANADIAN JOURNAL

NEW SERIES.

No. XL.-JULY, 1862.

OBSERVATIONS ACCOMPANYING THE EXHIBITION OF A SPECIMEN OF "SULA BASSANA," (THE SOLAN GOOSE OR GANNETT), LATELY OBTAINED AT OSHAWA, C.W., AND BELONGING TO THE MUSEUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO.

BY THE REV. WILLIAM HINCKS, F.L.S., ETC.,

PROFESSOR OF NATURAL HISTORY IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, TORONTO,

Read before the Canadian Institute, February 8th, 1862.

THE specimen which I have the pleasure of bringing under the notice of the Canadian Institute this evening, may be accounted a curiosity in this part of the country, as the bird rarely leaves the neighbourhood of the sea-coast; and when it does so, can only be regarded as an accidental wanderer. The specimen, which is a female, agrees well with the descriptions and figures of the European Gannett ; and having been unable to meet with any definite character of the supposed North American species, Sula Americana, I cannot judge whether it is really distinct or whether our individual belongs to it; but considering the tendency manifested by some naturalists to find VOL. VII.