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are too few to generalise or draw any conclusions regarding 

 the influence of the successive storms on the migratory move- 

 ment. 



A table showing the days on which entries were made in the 

 schedules has been drawn up in, the hope that, if the extent of 

 the migratory movement on any particular day varied with the 

 number of entries, some inference could be drawn ; but here also 

 generalisation is premature. 



In a few returns names are given to birds from which it is 

 not easy to identify the species, and occasionally there is reason 

 to fear one species has been mistaken for another. In all cases, 

 hoicever, the name entered in tlie scliedide has been allowed to stand 

 without comment. 



The general remarks of the light-keepers are given con- 

 secutively, and as contributions to the Ornithology of the light- 

 houses they are interesting. 



A table showing the number of birds striking each lantern, 

 the number of daily entries in each return, the number of species 

 of birds mentioned in each schedule in the daily entries, the 

 height of each lantern above high-water mark, and its approx- 

 imate distance from the mainland is given. 



Whatever results are obtained from this investigation, they 

 will only be arrived at by patiently collecting observations for 

 some years. If the light-keepers continue to assist us, this can 

 readily be done — without their co-operation annually we are 

 helpless. 



Alexander G. More. 

 Richard M. Barrington. 



