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Report on the Immigration of Summer Residents in England and Wales 

 in the Spring of 1907. — The third Report of the Committee appointed 

 by the British Ornithologists' Club on the spring migration of birds into 

 England and Wales forms Volume XXII of the British Ornithologists' 

 Club, bears date October, 1908, and relates to the spring migration of 

 1907, ' with also some notes on the fall migration of 1906. The number 

 of species 'scheduled' is 33, the arrivals of 30 of which are indicated by 

 maps for each. There is a "summary of the records" for 65 additional 

 species, for which in most instances the observations are few. The notes 

 on migratory movements during the autumn of 1906 relate to about 25 

 species. 



This third report, so far as it relates to the spring immigration of 1907, 

 "does not differ much from its predecessors, and, as before, deals solely 

 with the movements of the year, no attempt having been made to com- 

 pare it with the previous year's records." The season was somewhat 

 exceptional, "for though the latter part of March was brilliantly fine, 

 wintry weather was experienced throughout the whole of April .... Strag- 

 glers of various species appeared at a somewhat early date; but the main 

 body of birds arrived later than usual, and the immigration was at its 

 height during the early part of May. As a result of this the 'rushes' or 

 waves of immigrants were less marked and the actual period was in many 

 cases considerably prolonged." As in previous Reports, a daily account 

 is given showing the condition of the weather and the arrivals of birds, 

 in parallel columns. The report closes with a list of observers, about 200 

 in number, and their location by counties. — ■ J. A. A. 



The Heath Hen. 2 — The Report of the Chairman (Dr. George W. Field) 

 of the Massachusetts Commissioners on Fisheries and Game for the year 

 1907, gives the present status of the bird in its last foothold on the island 

 of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Besides a brief summary of its 

 former range and early widespread extirpation, there are several pages 

 devoted to an account of its present status and habits as personally ob- 

 served by Dr. Field and his assistant Mr. Gates in May, 1906, and recom- 

 mendations of measures to be taken to ensure its procection and future 

 increase. 



1 Report on the Immigration of Summer Residents in the Spring of 1907: Also 

 Notes on the migratory movements during the Autumn of 1906. By the Committee 

 appointed by the British Ornithologists' Club = Bulletin of the British Ornitholo- 

 gists' Club, Vol. XX, October, 1908. Pp. 202, with 30 maps. 



The previous reports of the Committee are, 1st, for 1905, 2d, for 1906, and form 

 respectively volumes, XVII and XX of the 'Bulletin' of the British Ornithologist's 

 Club, noticed in this journal as follows: Auk, XXIII, Oct. 1906, p. 472; ibid., XXIV, 

 July, 1907, p. 357. 



2 A Report upon the Eastern Pinnated Grouse or Heath Hen (Tympanuchus 

 cupido). An anonymous repaged reprint of 13 pages, from the Forty-second Annual 

 Report of the Massachusetts Commissioners on Fisheries and Game for the year 

 ending December 31, 1907. 



