JOO ON THE CONNFXTlD.N (>K swlKTS WITH WEATUKK. 



Ou Gill January, I'Jll, a parly of tucso birda wa& olr 

 sei'ved in the midst of a tliuiideriitorm, flying towards N.E., 

 the wind at the time being N.W. 



Un 1st February, I'Jll, while jjroceeding by launch up 

 the Tambo River, E- Gippsland, we noticed many Spine- 

 tailed Swifts flying backwards and forwards over the river, 

 some at a low elevation ; the day was sunny, and extremely 

 warm, with a light breeze from the ea^t. Two days after- 

 wards the sky became overcast, and we ha.d a gale from the 

 , eastwai-d. 



February 8th, 1911. — Large numbers of the same 

 species were seen high in the air, early in the morning, in 

 fine weather ; next day. 9th February, broke fine, but rain 

 came on, and continued steadily until noon, while on 10th 

 February heavy squalls of wind and rain passed over south 

 eastern Victoria. 



WEST DEVONPORT, TASMANIA. 



March 11th, 1911. — Numbers of the Spine-tailed Swift 

 appeared on 8th, 9th, and 10th March, during disturbed 

 thundery weather, with rain, and, during part of the time, 

 a high, tearing south-east wind. Great floods again in 

 Victoria and parts of Tasmania. 



March 20th. — The Swifts again apneared yesterday, 

 when it was raining almost the whole day. They passed 

 leisurely over from west to east, near the s^a. and at a good 

 elevation. 



March 23rd.— Swifts again seen coursing leisurely 

 about; soon afterwards rough weather set in. 



April 16th. — Perfect morning, cloudless sky, light sea 

 breeze (N.N.E.) ; Spine-tailed Swifts passed over the shore 

 scrub at a low elevation, making west as a general direction. 

 I said to the friend with whom I was walking, "There are 

 the Swifts ; our fine weather will not be of long continu- 

 ance." That very night great piles of cumulus appeared 

 in the eastern sky, and drifted gradually overhead, bring- 

 ing a heavy downpour. 



April 25th, 1911. — On this day the Spine-tailed Swift.s 

 were seen "migrating." passing to the N.W. over the beach, 

 at a height of 60 or 80 feet ; weather cold, showery, squally, 

 wind veering N.W. to S.W. 



