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{Hypolnis icterina), both of which had been taken at 

 St. Catherine's Lio-hthouse, Isk' of Wii>lit, in the early 

 hours of the niorninf>- of September 29th, 1905. Both 

 birds were females and birds of the year. The Icterine 

 Warbler was the first record of that species for Hamj)shire. 

 The Aquatic Warbler was the third for that comity, the 

 first occurrence being; claimed by Mr. Hart, who shot a 

 specimen at Christchurch in 187(). This record had been 

 omitted from Mr. HoAvard Saunders' " Manual." 



Mr. Saunders remarked that he had jjrobably seen this 

 specimen too late to insert the record in the last edition of 

 his " Manual," althouo-h it appeared in Mr. Hart's catalogue 

 (1904). 



Mr. Witherby added that these two interesting- birds 

 would have been entirely overlooked had it not been for 

 the systematic " scheduling " of the Southern Lighthouses 

 by the Migration Committee. 



Dr. F. G. Penrose read the business Rejiort of the 

 Migration Committee : — ■ 



" Your Migration Committee beg' io submit the hrst 

 portion of this 3^ear's report. 



Part I. 



•^^As regards the land observatic)ns, tliey have more than 

 fulfilled our expectations ; the number of observers has 

 been 172, and we have altogether received from them 738 

 schedules containing over 15,000 separate records. 



" On the other hand, the records from the lighthouses 

 have been scanty, and, so far, disaj)i3ointing. We have 

 found that no reliance could be placed on observations 

 unaccompanied by wdngs, such birds as Willow Wrens, 

 Redstarts, Nightingales, etc., being generally entered as 

 Wrens or Flycatchers. Of the 50 lighthouses, to the 

 keepers of Avhich schedules were sent, records Avere 

 received from 31, but the total number of Avings received 

 from the lighthouses amounted only to 350. 



