494 ])r A. L. Thomson : Ifcsulls of a Stmh/ of [Ibis, 



For further treatment all the records of Woodcock marked 

 in Scotland and the north of England have been grouped 

 together, the only other record being neglected. 



TABLE X. 



Seasonal Analysis of Reappearances of Woodcock marked as 

 CHICKS IN Scotland or the north of England. 



(* No records for March, April, May, June or July.) 



The seasonal analysis given above shows that : — 



(a) Some of the Woodcock bred in Scotland and the 



north of England remain in their native districts 

 throughout the winter. 



(b) Others are recorded from Ireland from November 



to February, while there are also winter records 

 from north-western France and northern Spain. 



(c) There is an absence of records from Great Britain, 



other than from within a few miles of the re- 

 spective places of marking, which suggests that 

 the individuals are either definitely sedentary or 

 definitely migratory. 



Age Analysis. — Sixteen of the birds referred to in 

 Table X. were recorded in their first winters, and four in 

 their second ; the former figure includes all the records 

 showing movement, except one from Ireland. 



Annual Analysis. — The different types of record are well 

 distributed over several calendar years. 



