232 



Col. R. Meinertzhasren on the 



[Ibis, 



Species. 



Crossbill 



Corn-Bunting's 



Calandra Lark 



Red-throated 



Pipit. 

 Red-throated 



Pipit. 



Place. 



Rossitten. 

 Palestine. 



do. 



East Afi'ica. 

 Palestine. 



Pipits Tuscar Rock. 



Wagtails East Africa. 



Wagtails do. 



Swallow France. 



Swallow East Africa. 



Swallow do. 



Swifts Mesopotamia. 



Roller East Africa. 



Lanner Falcon ... S. Palestine. 

 Kestrel East Africa. 



Kestrel do. 



Kestrel do. 



Marsh-Harrier ... Qnetta. 



Marsh-Harrier ... S. Palestine. 



Ground 



speed : Remarks. 



m.p.h. 



37*5 Average of two observations. 



{Thienemann.) 

 20| Average of two observations, 



Birds flying to water. See 



note E. 

 34 Average of three observations. 



Birds coming from water. See 



note E. 

 2r,-,5 Altitude of flight 2in feet. Wind 



calm. See note B. 

 20^ Birds coming to water. Average 



of two observations. See 



note E. 

 20 (Patten, ' Zoologist.") 

 30-1 Altitude of flight 160 feet. Slight 



following wind. See note B. 

 29 Altitude of flight 240 feet. Calm. 



See note B. 

 100 A Swallow was taken from 



Roiibaix to Paris, distance 160 



miles, and returned to Roubaix 



90 minutes after its liberation. 



{' Zoologist; 1887, e.r ' Globe.") 

 37j| Altitude of flight 235 feet. Wind 



calm. See note B. 

 34 Flying at ground-level. Strong 



head wind. See note B. 

 well over Large flock at 6000 feet, feeding 

 68 over Mosul. They circled round 



machine and easily overtook it. 



Flying speed 68 m.p.h. (R.A.F.) 

 38-7 Altitude of flight 720 feet. Slight 



head wind. See note B. 

 48 Bird not hunting. See note E. 

 40i Altitude of flight 210 .feet. 



Weather calm. See note B. 

 43-9 Altitude of flight 310 feet. 



Weather calm. See note B. 

 22 Altitude of flight 150 feet. 



Strong head wind. See note B. 

 31, 36 Observations on two males 



hunting. Weather calm. See 



note A. 

 37^ Single bird hunting. See note E. 



