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 THK -HUrnsiI BIRDS" MAKKINCi SCHEME.* 



PUOGUE.SS FO]l 19i:> A-NJJ SOMl-J IIESILTS. 



TIT 



H. F. WITHT^Kin'. 



The progress of the Briti.^h Birds .Marking Scheme during 

 its seventh year has been nuicli. handicapped, as was only 

 to be expected, by tlie A\ar. Nevertheless, the number 

 of birds ringed is h.ighly satisfactory when due considera- 

 tion is made for the number of our su])porters whose time 

 has been partly or entirely claimed by the all-prevailing 

 needs of the m'ay. We can only be the more grateful to 

 those who have been able to continue to support the 

 scheme, notwithstanding the extra duties which must 

 necessarily fall upon all of us. The folkn\ ing are tlie 

 grand totals of birds ringed : — 



Number of Birds Ringed. 



In 1909 2J71 



,, 1910 7.910 



„ 1911 1(1,416 



„ 1912 11.4S3 



„ 19i:} I4.S43 



„ 1914 13,024 



„ 1915 7,767 



Total ... 67,614 



As Dr. Moon, who headed our list last year, Mas un- 

 fortunately unable to do any ringing this year, Mr. F. W. 

 Sherwood kindly undertook the ringijig in the same 

 district, and so successfully that lie has also taken J)r. 

 Moon's place at the top of the list with tlu' s])lciidi(l 

 total of one thousand five hundred and thirty-seven. 

 Mr. A. Mayall, who has reached over one thousand. Mr. 

 Masefield eight hundred, arul .Mi'. I)iutli()l()in('\\()ver five 

 hundi'ed, are all ardent su])])orters of tlic scheme and 

 have eclipsed their last yeai's totals, and thus helped to 



* For previou.s Reports see Vol. III., pj). IT'.t 1S2, for l!)01) ; 



Vol. IV., pp. 204-207, for 1910; Vol. V., pp. l.-)S-I()2, for 1911; 



Vol. VI., pp. 177-18:{, for li»]2: Vol. VIL, pp. 190-19."), for 1913: 

 Vol. \'III.. up. ICl ICS. ',,,• i!tl4. 



