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TABLE XVII. 



Summary of Reappearances of Starlings marked as 



NESTLINGS IN GrEAT BRITAIN. 



Of Starlings caught and marked in summer in Great 

 Britain otherwise than as nestlings, three reappeared in the 

 summer of marking, three in their first winter, and one in 

 its second summer, in every case at or near the place of 

 marking. 



Taking these latter records and those summarised in 

 Table XVII., it is at once evident that at least some of the 

 native Starlings are stationary and that there is little 

 evidence of even local movements of more than a few miles. 

 In one case, only, a journey of about 130 miles was per- 

 formed. The number of birds marked seems sufficiently 

 high, and the chance of recoveries being reported sufficiently 

 good, for the absence of other records to be regarded as 

 significant. 



