Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1950-1953

Summary

Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1950-1953

This volume includes:

A List of the Bryophytes of Northumberland by J. B. Duncan (pp. 1 – 80)

Subsections include:

• Introduction (pp. 1 – 4)
• Hepatics (pp. 5 – 18)
• Sphagna (pp. 19 – 26)
• True Mosses (pp. 27 – 80)

 

Ornithological Report on the Farne Islands for 1952 by Grace Watt, M.A., M.B.O.U (pp. 81 – 100)

Subsections include:

• Ringing (pp. 96 – 97)
• Recoveries (p. 97)
• Recoveries of Ringed Birds (pp. 98 – 100)

 

Ornithological Report for Northumberland and Durham for 1952 by George W. Temperley, Hon.M.Sc., M.B.O.U (pp. 101 – 152)

Subsections include:

• Records of Unusual Interest in 1952 (p. 102)
• Weather Conditions and Migration (pp. 102 – 104)
• Bird-Ringing (p. 104)
• Nesting Box Experiments (p. 105)
• British Trust for Ornithology Enquiries (p. 106)
• Wildfowl Census (pp. 106 – 107)
• Moult Migration of Sheld-duck (p. 107)
• Homing Experiments with Shearwaters (p. 107)
• Oiled Birds (p. 107)
• Gosforth Park Bird Sanctuary (pp. 107 – 108)
• Classified Notes (pp. 109 – 152)

 

The Status of the Squirrel in Northumberland and Durham by George W. Temperley, Hon.M.sc. (pp. 153 – 164)

Subsections include:

• The Red Squirrel in Northumberland (pp. 154 – 158)
• The Red and Gray Squirrels in Durham (pp. 158 – 162)
• Possible Reasons for the Decrease in the Number of Red Squirrels During the Past 35 Years (pp. 162 – 163)
• Effect of the Severe Winter of 1946-47 (pp. 163 – 164)
• Some Observations on the Habits of the Red Squirrel (p. 164)

 

The Grey Seals of the Farne Islands by Ian M. Telfer, M.B., B.S., and Grace Watt, M.A.  (pp. 165 – 182)

Subsections include:

• Introduction (pp. 165 – 166)
• Tagging (p. 167)
• Recoveries (pp. 167 – 168)
• Determination of Age (p. 168)
• Weighing and Measuring (pp. 168 – 169)
• General Deductions from Results of Weighing and Measuring (pp. 169 – 170)
• Numbers of Calves (p. 170)
• Proportions of Males to Females (p. 170)
• Types of Calves (pp. 170 – 171)
• Teeth (p. 171)
• Flippers (pp. 171 – 172)
• Nails (p. 172)
• Change of Coat (p. 172)
• Observations on Adults (pp. 172 – 173)
• References (p. 173)
• Particulars of Marked Seals (pp. 173 – 182)

 

A Note on Abnormally Marked Song Thrushes and Blackbirds by Noble Rollin, M.B.O.U., A.A.O.U., M.R.A.O.U. (pp. 183 – 184)

 

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