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number of each bird ringed, whether old or young, should be 

 plotted on a chart in the position of its nest. If this were 

 done with great care year after year at the same place it 

 should yield results of very great interest. One would 

 reasonably expect to discover, among other things, whether 

 the birds used the same nesting spot year after year, whether 

 both birds of the pair returned, or whether they mated with 

 others, at what age and where the young nested and whether 

 they mated with older birds or other young. If the charts 

 were made with sufficient detail and care by one ringer it 

 should be possible for another to take up the work in following 

 years if the original ringer could not for any reason undertake 

 it. 



Returning to the totals of ringing for 1921 it will be seen 

 that once again Mr. May all heads the list with a really wonder- 

 ful total of over fourteen hundred, while Mr. Holder and 

 Dr. Moon, with over a thousand each, are not so very far 

 behind. Mr. Bartholomew and Dr. Joy and his son have 

 done remarkable totals, while Mr. Masefield and Mr. and 

 Mrs. Blyth, Mr. Robinson and Captain Boyd are also to be 

 much congratulated. There follow a number who have 

 ringed over a hundred each, and several of these, I am glad 

 to say, are new recruits, as are others who have ringed smaller 

 numbers. 



The following list and tables have been drawn up in the 

 same way as those in my reports for previous years. 



With reference to one of Mr. Blyth's proposals I would 

 now ask each ringer to attach to each batch of schedules 

 sent to the office a list giving the number of each species 

 ringed. 



NUMBER OF BIRDS "RINGED." 



Mr. a. Mayall (1408), Dr. H. J. Moon (1253), Messrs. F. W. 

 Holder (1186). J. Bartholomew (641), N. H. and D. Joy (517), J. R. B. 

 Masefield (334), Mr. and Mrs. R. O.' Blyth (332), Mr. H. W. Robinson 

 (245), Capt. A. W. Boyd (229), Messrs. P. G. Taylor (186), A. L. and 

 E. B. Vesey (184), J. F. Thomas (179), J. N. D. and T. L. Smith (174), 

 S. K. Barnes (171), Mrs. Patteson (150), Messrs. B. Clarke (146), J. A. 

 Anderson (115), Mrs. Rait Kerr (115), Capt. W. M. Congreve (107), 

 Messrs. E. G. Hope Johnstone (104), W. A. EUistone (91), W. H. 

 Thorpe (83), H. J. and D. W. Vaughan (79), H. S. Gladstone (74), 

 J. F. Madden (70), H. B. Cott (61), Miss C. M. Acland (54), Messrs. K. 

 Fisher (41), C. H. Stobart (39), York. Nat. Hist. Society (39), Mrs. 

 Boord (36), Dr. R. C. C. Clay (35), Major A. H. Greg (35), Messrs. 

 J. S. Elliott (33), W. Raw (33), M. Portal (28), R. M. Garnett (27), 

 C. F. Archibald (26), O. W. Rowntree (25), Rev. E. Peake (24), 

 Messrs. J. F. L. Mitchell (23), J. G. Maynard (20), H. Bentham (20) 

 and others who have ringed under 20 each. 



