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01 June 1963 Comments Letters SIRS,--Having paid some attention to t h e manner in which t h e face of t h e Rook becomes bare, I m a y state t h a t in t h e main m y observations a n d specimens confirm Mr. Witherby's conclusions. But, with regard to this species n o t breeding in t...

Notes

01 June 1963 Comments Notes IN August I received a letter from Mr. A. C. Theron dated from " Riet Vallei, District Lindley, O.F.S." stating that a Swallow had been captured bearing a ring with my name and address. As Mr. Theron gave neither the number of the ring nor the date of cap...

Recovery of Marked Birds.

01 June 1963 Comments Main paper T H E annual article reporting progress for 1913 will appear, it is hoped, in the n e x t number. The following have kindly sent in subscriptions towards the expenses of the Marking Scheme since t h e last acknowledgment was made :-- Miss C. M. Acland, Mr...

The Red-Throated Diver in its Breeding-Haunts.

01 June 1963 Comments Main paper And if the birds are silent, there is the hum of insectlife, and the thousand and one indefinable sounds which make summer. But the locality chosen by the Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) for the up-bringing of its young, is remote from man, and pervad...

Letter

01 May 1953 Comments Letters SIRS,--One of our most important bird-reserves, Havergate Island, Suffolk, was severely damaged by the exceptional tide which swept down the East Anglian coast on February 1st. This island is not only unique in t h a t it contains the only British breedin...

Review

01 May 1953 Comments Reviews KKVIKW : COUNTY BIKD KEI>OKT. North Staffordshire Field Club, Annual Report, 1951-52. Edited by H. V. Thompson. A short report on birds includes notes on duck on Copmere in 1951. Goosanders were present in some numbers from January to March and from Novem...

Notes

01 May 1953 Comments Notes saw a Terek Sandpiper [Xenus cinereus) on Cowpen Marsh, Teesmouth, Co Durham. It was on the mud bordering; a flash behind the sea-wall originally with a substantial flock of Redshank (Tringa totanus) and Grey Plover (Squatarola squatarola), most of which ...

The birds of the St. Tudwal Islands

01 May 1953 Comments Main paper (Plate 27, left) THE two St. Tudwal Islands lie in Cardigan Bay a mile off the east coast of the Lleyn Peninsula of Caernarvonshire: their Ordovician rock is Arenig including Skiddaw slate, and has a thin covering of sandy turf. The W e s t Island, some 4...

The Collared Turtle Dove in Europe

01 May 1953 Comments Main paper Page Introduction... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 153 The Superspecies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 154 The Barbary Dove ... ... ... ... 155 Hybrids 155 Streptope.Ua decaocto : its past and present distribution... ... ... 156 Japan Page 156 The Uppe...

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Recovery of Marked Birds.

The Red-Throated Diver in its Breeding-Haunts.

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Review

Notes

The birds of the St. Tudwal Islands

The Collared Turtle Dove in Europe

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