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wind W. ; April 25th : several at Malta ; May 2gth : one came 

 on board west of Crete, no wind, sea like glass ; May 30th : 

 one came on board east of Malta ; June 3rd : two flying against 

 north wind east of Malta ; June 4th : one west of Crete. 



The autumn migrations gave me the following records : — 

 September 20th, 1916 : two between Malta and Crete : October 

 4th, 191 6 : one between Malta and Crete ; October 3rd, 1917 : 

 one west of Port Said, fineweather, light wind N. There were 

 very many Swallows at Port Said at this time. October 7th, 

 1917 : two caught north of Alexandria in the Captain's cap, and 

 spent the night in my cabin ; one died of exhaustion next 

 morning, and the other was liberated between Crete and 

 Malta, and flew away vigorously to the south without hesi- 

 tating to choose its direction. October 27th, 1917 : several off 

 Port Said ; November 8th, 1917 : very few now at Port Said. 

 House-Martin {Delichon nrhica). 



March 29th, 1917 : one south-west of Greece ; April 26th, 

 1917 : several at Malta ; June 3rd, 1917 : one flying against 

 north wind west of Crete. 

 Swift {Aptis apus). 



July 17th, 1916 : thirteen flying south, north of Cape Bon ; 

 April 25th, 1917 : several at Malta. 

 Nightjar {Caprinndgiis europceits). 



April 22nd, 1917 : one flew by in northerly direction 

 against gale from west, east of Malta. 

 Roller (Coracias g. garrulus). 



March 29th, 1917 : one south-west of Greece. 

 Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) . 



April 25th, 1 917 : several at Malta ; October 24th, 1917 : 

 one north of Derna ; October 26th, 1917 : one north of 

 Alexandria. 

 Rough-legged Buzzard {Buteo lagopus). 



On October 6th, 1917, between Port Said and Crete one 

 spent a whole forenoon flying from ship to ship of our convoy. 

 Finally it settled on our mainmast and was shot from the 

 bridge, but, unfortunately, fell into the sea, and we dared 

 not stop to pick it up on account of submarines. 

 Sparrow-Hawk {Accipiter nisus). 



September 20th, 1916 : four perched together on yard- 

 arm west of Crete ; March 29th, 1917 : one south-west of 

 Greece. 

 Cormorant {Phalacrocorax carbo). 



A few spend the winter at Malta : my earliest date being 

 November 19th, 1916, and my latest April 25th, 1917. On 

 May 13th, 1917, we met several west of Sardinia. 



