WINGED VOYAGERS. 85 
coveries on the nocturnal flight of migrants, at Point 
Lepreaux Lighthouse, New Brunswick. ‘The prin- 
cipal lantern, which was in the top of the tower, 
cast a light that could be seen fifteen miles away in 
clear weather. Even on dark and foggy nights this 
lantern would throw out a strong light to such a dis- 
tance that a bird coming into the lighted area could 
readily be seen. On stormy nights the lighthouse 
seemed to possess a fatal attraction for the lost and 
rain-beaten birds, which would fly toward it and 
often dash against the glass, the roof, and other 
portions of the tower with such force that they 
fell dead or disabled. Mr. Brewster could sce 
them approaching in the prism of light, some dash- 
ing themselves with fatal effect against the tower, 
but more, fortunately, turning aside or gliding 
upward over the roof, and then pressing on toward 
the west with incessant chirping. During rainy 
weather a larger proportion would strike the brilliant 
obstruction. 
It is interesting to notice that different species 
composed the companies that passed the lighthouse. 
For instance, on the night of September first, seven 
different species of warblers and one red-eyed vireo 
were killed or disabled, and one Traill’s flycatcher 
entered the mouth of the ventilator, and came down 
through it into the lantern. A few evenings later, 
about forty per cent of the specimens identified were 
Maryland yellow-throats, forty per cent more red- 
eyed vireos, and the remaining twenty per cent 
were made up of two kinds of thrushes and six kinds 
