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2. Migrants are often seen flying in the illu- 

 mined area of a lighthouse, especially during a 

 fog or a storm, and sometimes many of them 

 dash ao-ainst the buildins* itself and are killed 

 or disabled. 



3. By means of a telescope birds have often 

 been seen crossing the disk of the moon at 

 night. 



4. Birds that are not seen at all one day 

 are often found in great abundance early the 

 next morning. 



Of the last fact I gave a concrete example 

 by way of illustration. One spring I spent a 

 whole day rambling about in the fields and 

 woods within a mile of my home, and did not 

 see a single meadow lark, nor hear a song. 

 The next morning at peep of dawn, however, 

 no sooner had I stepped out of my rear door 

 than the shrill, wavering melody of at least a 

 score of larks greeted me, darting like musical 

 arrows across the gray fields. When had the 

 gay pipers come ? Certainly during the night. 



In answer to another (j[uestion a bright lad 

 said that the migrants perform their long jour- 

 ney from the North to the South by stages. 

 This was correct. A covey of birds may leave 

 Ohio in the evening, fly all night, and halt the 

 next morning at some favorite resort in Ken- 



