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Col. R. Meinertzhagen on the 



[Ibis, 



Species. Place. 



Stock Dove S. Palestine. 



Turtle-Dove Sinai. 



Geoffrey's Plover Palestine. 

 (C'/i. geoffroyi). 



Kentish Plover . . . do. 



Caspian Plover East Africa. 



(Ch. asiaticus). 

 Caspian Plover . . , do. 



Dotterel S. Palestine. 



Golden Plover ... England. 



Ground 

 speed : 

 m.p.h. 



37 



34 



34 



51 ~ 



47 



46, 50i 



*60 



Remarks. 



Fairly strong head wind. Bird 



flying to water. See note E. 

 Several tests made on birds 

 flying their best alongside a 

 train. Speed of train obtained 

 from kilometre posts. No 

 record of wind. 

 Bird flying from water. Slight 



head wind. See note A. 

 Bird flying from water. Altitude 

 of flight 460 feet. Weather 

 cahn. See note D. 

 Experiment in covered gallery. 



('Field; Feb. 1887.) 

 Experiment in the open. ( ' Field,' 

 Feb. 1887.) 

 Experiment in the open. (' Field, ' 

 Feb. 1887.) 

 By air-speed indicator. (R.A.P.) 

 Timed at sea over 500 yards 

 distance. Birds on passage. 

 (Lynes, Brit. B. vol. iii.) 

 Timed by speedometer in the 

 Bay of Acre, birds flying 

 directly in front of the car. 

 Birds could , be pressed up to 

 39 m.p.h., after which the car 

 could overtake them. Wind 

 calm. 

 Same as for Geoffrey's Plover. 

 Birds flying very low on passage. 



Wind calm. See note B. 

 Birds flying at 480 feet. Strong 

 side wind. Birds on passage. 

 See note B. 

 Two observations. Birds flying 

 very low. Strong side wind of 

 11 and 21 m.p.h. respectively. 

 See note D. 

 Birds being pressed. By air- 

 speed indicator. {Wynne.) 



* Air-speed. 



