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was an adult bird, netted, " ringed," and liberated at 

 East WarristoQ, Edinburgh, on March 20th, 1911, by Mr. 

 Archibald Campbell. On April 20th, 191 1, it was obtained 

 at Saltdalen, Norway, just above the Arctic Circle. We 

 received the information from Mr. Anton Flemsseter, 

 Saltdalen, and a newspaper cutting on the subject 

 (number given wrongly ao 16486) was sent by Dr. Thv. 

 Heiberg, Christiania, to the Editor of the Field, and 

 reached us through Mr. H. F. Witherby. The ring was 

 afterwards returned to us by Mr. Flemsseter. 



On June 29th, 1909, an adult Swallow [Hirundo 

 rustica) was caught, " ringed " (A.U. 4498), and released 

 at Hawarden Farm, Rusthall, Kent, by Mr. Ernest 

 C. B. Parsons. On June l4th, 1910, it was re-caught by 

 Mr. Parsons at the same farm. 



Another bird of the same species (A.U. 7024) was 

 marked in the nest at Wester Durris Farm, Durris, 

 Aberdeenshire, on August 21st, 1910, by Mr. A. G. 

 Davidson ; on May 22nd, 1911, it was found with a 

 broken wing by Mr. Duguid, at Darnford Farm, Durris, 

 as reported by Mr. A. Macdonald. A considerable 

 number of similar records for the Swallow and House- 

 Martin already exist [cf. British Birds, Vol. III., pp. 

 299, 399 ; and The British Bird Book, Vol. II., p. 290). 



But although Passerine birds afford few records of 

 actual journeys, they give us many minor records. Thus 

 birds caught in winter frequently turn up again in the 

 same net, sometimes half-a-dozen times within a few 

 months ; such records will, undoubtedly, prove of value 

 when classified. We have also a few records of birds 

 being caught in a subsequent winter at the same place, 

 although the absence of evidence as to any migration 

 between times diminishes the value of these. Among 

 our co-operators Mr. Archibald Campbell, Edinburgh, 

 and Mr. Arthur G. Davidson, Old Aberdeen, have been 

 particularly successful in this sort of work, the former 

 with Greenfuiches, Starlings, Robins, etc., the latter 

 with Blue Tits, Robins, etc. 



