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RECOVERY OF MARKED BIRDS. 



The following have kindly sent in subscriptions towards the expenses 

 of the Marking Scheme since the last acknowledgment was made : 

 Messrs. A. W. Boyd, A. Broomfield, Miller Christy, T. A. Coward, 

 W. Davies, A. H. Greg, Miss M. H. Greg, Major-General V. Hatton, 

 Miss S. Mounsey Heysham, Messrs. E. W. Hendy, T. C. Hobbs, 

 Miss M. Logan Home, Messrs. R. E. Knowles, A. Mayall, Captain 

 W. F. Mackenzie, Mr. W. S. Medlicott, Dr. H. J. Moon, Messrs. J. H. 

 Owen, and A. T. Wallis. 



Starling {Sturnus v. vulgaris). — 15492, adult, marked by Mr. R. O. 

 Blj'-th at Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, on Jan. 27th, 1912. Reported 

 by Dr. Currie at the same place about May 2Ist, 1914. 

 43750, adult, marked by Mr. C. H. Braid at the Mull of Galloway 

 Lighthouse, Wigtownshire, on Feb. 26th, 1914. Reported by 

 Mr. M. McLean at Strathaven, Lanarkshire, at the beginning of 

 April, 1914. 



43746, adult, marked as 43750. Reported by Miss M. Loughin 

 at Andreas, Lsle of Man, on May 24th, 1914. 



46005, adult, marked by Mr. T. C. Hobbs at Gosforth, Northum- 

 berland, on Oct. 26th, 1913. Reported by Mr. J. N. Fletcher 

 at the same place on April 28th, 1914. 



46859, marked as 46005 on Dec. 29th, 1913. Reported by Mr. 

 F. H. Holford on June 7th, 1914, at the same place. 

 K902, nestling, marked by Dr. oST. F. Ticehurst at Hmitbourne, 

 Tenterden, Kent, on May 18th, 1913. Recovered while building 

 m barn at same place in April, 1914. 



7109, adult female, marked as K902 while sitting in nesting box 

 57 on May 20th, 1911. Recovered sittmg on eggs in same box 

 on April 26th, 1914. This is the same bii'd that was caught 

 on the nest in the same box on the following dates : — April 21st 

 and June 6th, 1912, and May 4th, 1913 (c/. Vol. VL, p. 338, 

 and Vol. VIL, p. 9). 



40140, adult female sitting in Box K, marked as K902 on April 

 27th, 1913. Recovered sitting on eggs in same box on April 

 26th, 1914. 



5296, nestling, marked as K902 on May 24th, 1911. Recovered 

 as an adult female sitting on eggs in Box H on April 26th, 1914. 



Greenfixch {Chloris ch. cMoris). — R382, nestling marked by Dr. H. J. 

 Moon at the Fylde, Lancashire, on July 2nd, 1913. Reported 

 by Mr. J. Cardwell at Little Marton, near St. Aimes-on-Sea, 

 Lancashire, on May 10th, 1914. 



Meadow-Pipit (Anthus pratensis). — 0158, nestling, marked by 

 Dr. H. J. Moon between Lytham and St. Annes-on-Sea, Lan- 

 cashire, on May 22nd, 1913. Reported by Miss K. Merrall at 

 St. Annes-on-Sea on April 17th, 1914. 



Great Tit {Parus m. neictoni). — J389, nestling, marked by Mr. J. R. B. 

 Masefield at Rosehill, Cheadle, Staffordshu-e, on May 30th, 1912. 

 Found with a nest of ten young ones about a mile away on May 

 31st, 1914. 



British Song-Thrush {Turdus p. clarkei). — 15483, adult, marked by 

 Mr. R. O. Blyth at Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, on Jan. 13th, 1912. 



