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vot. x1.] “BRITISH BIRDS” MARKING SCHEME, 273 
The percentage now stands at 3:1, this being calculated on 
the 74,721 birds ringed from 1909 to 1916, of which 2,372 
have been reported up to date. 
I have given below the detailed percentages of recoveries 
in certain species. 
As in former reports, 
SoME PERCENTAGES OF RECOVERIES. 
Species. 
Starling . 
Greenfinch 
Linnet 
Chaffinch... 
Sky-Lark... 
Meadow-Pipit 
Pied Wagtail 
Spotted Flycatcher 
Willow-Warbler ... 
Whitethroat 
Mistle-Thrush 
Song-Thrush 
Blackbird 
Redbreast A 
Hedge-Sparrow ... 
Swallow ... 
Martin 
Sand-Martin 
Cuckoo a 
Sparrow-Hawk ... 
Heron * 
- Mallard 
Cormorant 
Shag 
Gannet 
Wood-Pigeon 
Lapwing ... 
Redshank 
Curlew 
SAipe ... 
Woodcock x 
Sandwich Tern ... 
Common Tern ... 
Black-headed Gull 
Common Gull 
Herring-Gull 
Lesser Black- backed Gull 
Puffin 
Number 
Ringed 
1909-16, 
6,088 
2,072 
920 
2,039 
1,364 
1,055 
593 
515 
1,464 
298 
529 
7,774 
4,308 
2,200 
1,517 
4,594 
1,159 
569 
83 
60 
110 
570 
470 
156 
198 
153 
3,988 
235 
186 
164 
345 
655 
2,919 
11,946 
507 
510 
2,537 
901 
umber 
N Percentages 
of these 
ee ant - Recoveries. 
393 6.4 
23 ja 
9 ct 
33 1.6 
13 9 
Wi 1.6 
16 2.1 
1 A | 
13 8 
3) 1.0 
16 3.0 
116 1.4 
129 2.9 
92 4.1 
34 2.2 
32 6 
13 i 
3 5 
5 6.0 
10 16.6 
16 14.5 
129 22.6 
82 17.2 
15 8.9 
12 6.0 
fi 4.5 
92 2.5 
13 5.5 
13 , 69 
14 8.5 
44 13.7 
8 1.1 
75 2.5 
515 4.3 
14 | 
17 3.3 
108 4.2 
1 Si 
