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01 August 1952 Comments Letters SIRS,--The Ibis for April 1953 will include a group of papers on Visible Migration (particularly in passerine birds) as observed in various countries. The newly-formed Sub-committee on Visible Migration of the British Trust for Ornithology (see below) fee...

Visible migration at Land's End

01 March 1952 Comments Main paper THE study of visible migration, initiated by Eagle Clarke (1912), has received a new impetus in the last few years. In October, many Sky-Larks (Alauda arvensis), Chaffinches (Fringilla caslebs) and Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), with smaller numbers of oth...

Territory in the Great Crested Grebe

01 December 1934 Comments Main paper I N their review of territory in bird life, D. and L. Lack (6) consider t h a t the claims for territory have been much exaggerated and that, especially, there is not adequate proof in any species t h a t territorial behaviour has food value. I t was furt...

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Visible migration at Land's End

Territory in the Great Crested Grebe

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