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coveries on the nocturnal flight of migrants, at Point 

 Lepreaux Lighthouse, New Brunswick. The prin- 

 cipal lantern, which was in the top of the tower, 

 cast a light that could be seen fifteen miles away in 

 clear weather. Even on dark and foggy nights this 

 lantern would throw out a strong light to such a dis- 

 tance that a bird coming into the lighted area could 

 readily be seen. On stormy nights the lighthouse 

 seemed to possess a fatal attraction for the lost and 

 rain-beaten birds, which would fly toward it and 

 often dash against the glass, the roof, and other 

 portions of the tower with such force that they 

 fell dead or disabled. Mr. Brewster could see 

 them approaching in the prism of light, some dash- 

 ing themselves with fatal effect against the tower, 

 but more, fortunately, turning aside or gliding 

 upward over the roof, and then pressing on toward 

 the west with incessant chirping. During rainy 

 weather a larger proportion would strike the brilliant 

 obstruction. 



It is interesting to notice that different species 

 composed the companies that passed the lighthouse. 

 For instance, on the night of September first, seven 

 different species of warblers and one red-eyed vireo 

 were killed or disabled, and one Traill's flycatcher 

 entered the mouth of the ventilator, and came down 

 through it into the lantern. A few evenings later, 

 about forty per cent of the specimens identified were 

 Maryland yellow-throats, forty per cent more red- 

 eyed vireos, and the remaining twenty per cent 

 weie made up of two kinds of thrushes and six kinds 



