PREFACE. 



The following Eeport contains a summary of investiga- 

 tions of a Committee, appointed by the British Association 

 for the Advancement of Science, at Southampton, in 1882, 

 to consist of Professor Newton, Mr. J. A. Harvie Brown, 

 Mr. John Cordeaux, Mr. Philip M. C. Kermode, Mr. K. M. 

 Barrington, and Mr. A. G. More, for the purpose of obtaining 

 (with the consent of the Master and Elder Brethren of the 

 Trinity House, the Commissioners of Northern Lights, and 

 the Commissioners of Irish Lights) observations on the 

 Migration of Birds at Lighthouses and Lightships, and of 

 reporting upon the same at Southport in 1883. Mr. 

 Cordeaux to be the Secretary. 



An abstract of the Eeport was read by Mr. John Cordeaux 

 at the Meeting of the Association, held at Southport, in 

 September, 1883. 



The returns relating to Scotland have been arranged by 

 Mr. J. A. Harvie Brown ; for the East Coast of England, 

 by Mr. Cordeaux ; and those for the Coasts of Ireland, by 

 Mr. R. M. Barrington and Mr. A. G. More. 



