5 CIRCULAR 428, U. S. DEPARTMENT CF AGRICULTURE 



Table 1.- — Recorded speeds of some Xorih American and European birds 





FLYES" 



t^^j; 



vi;-= 



Fiac* 



Aurk riry 



Eezuari 



m 



1 :. 



ran:. 

 Fkr: La : ":::. :..:.:. 

 krea: iue rerru.. 

 Do 



A r -— ' z -A 



I::-:- ker:u 



: 



WkJSTkk s = "su.. 

 Do..". - 



Cai 



Do. 



7:. Ar: : 

 Erau: 



Ducks (sp. ?). 



Do 



Makaxi 



I: 



Do 



-DO. 



Do 



Flack "■:>.. 

 Flu: .-:: 



Do 



Eutcta ,-_ :eak 

 f ; —'. real 



Eekkeal 



G-clieueye 



Tori 



-.7. 



Dock 



Duck 



Srarrc— ka~ k • 



.-.uuek rr;ui 



26 



14-22 



25 

 30 



is 



27,35 



:•: 



28 

 23 



17 

 34 

 22 



: 



45-«- 



47. 5 



58 



50 



:■ 

 26 



12- 



V 



32. : 





Auccruccke. Fieri Is. 

 do Csaatu 



do Florida. 



— -: - -:- 



Air:.3aae Euglan. 



reu Air 5; aa 



AuAucckke. 



do Florida 



do California. 



____do A 



30 



. -:-.. 



into force 



ahead. 



irucei "cu: 



do. 



— . I : 



- . . : 



__.: "■?-? 



do 



A'""~'-.~,^ 



Au::—:kke. 



.i.:;.^:e 



-_--do 



Kites and 

 stopwatch. 



._-. - .. a.- 



Airrlaue. 



do 



do 



do 



Train 



C :-.'"*~ — ; :- 



r eur_5~lv3uka 

 do. 



C -.'"." rr, 'I "■ 



kl a 5 5 a ;• k u- 



rakArrka. 



iFeimore 77 . 



W;; .. ■ 



do. (84)- 



::;1t.- _: . 



Wood (84) 



do. (nw)_ 



Weiser (76) 





r;5r- :. v. 



Za=7 kirk:, u: vrkca. 



^_.P::U', 5 ^. 

 Li^kf^kr'k 



We 



5c-::lau: 



CakArula 



New . ersey__ 



Ik assa cku- 

 _ setts. 

 England 



do__. 



7k. icruic- 

 ___do__ 



Mimson (50)_„. 

 R. (5a) 



Clay::- £; . 

 Portal (55)... 

 Wicks (79)... 



kuakack, E. 



Alrrkaue 



— I: 



a::a. :ke. 



do. 



T:::-_. 

 Akrulau 

 Ik...... 



„ -i: -- 



7.3-:: 



a:;: :ua 



k:: ::::.. 

 Jfc.uk.aul. . . 



.""akkruA.- 



.d:. 



_ :l:r :.l; ... 



lalkkjuka-. 



Ne~ Y:rk. 



.1: J . 



E;::er -. ... 

 Aiuuscu :.' . 

 E (58) 



- c 



>: 



175- 



:. I: 



""".." ;k 



AuAruccke. 



E::r • ~a:cu 

 do 



Au: rurrke. 







: 



Scotland D 



k:: 



Euglaul... 



-::::::'. . 

 .. rr. . -... 



: : ::.t3:: a . 



La- = :r. 



: difomia Wetmore (77) — 



Euriaul. ""::.:: Ts.t -" . 

 k:iur.es::a Au:r.7ru:ui " . 



su:r: rkue. 

 Fk :■>. E lukes. 

 Airspeed. 



Air 5; a k :kai 

 Average :: A 



Lirk; •:::, 



Average 

 :.:;i:: : 



35 rkaue arrr;a:kei 

 Air sr>eed. 10 miles across 



SakA ::. 

 Airspeed, chased. 

 Airspeed. 



k: 



Flock flew parallel to 



A:: A A3. :"U35r3. 



Air 5: A3. - :...a a:?:: 

 ru.= : s: a. ■• .57 r._:: 

 to 



: : '-a 

 Fkkk: 



AIT A: 



I rain 



I :r3 AA 3: 



Chased by peregrines. 



Carr;-A; 3 r.ik ~;irkAr 



a": u: - ; a: k 

 A"-r re :_. .,::;:_:r i: _ ri 



kirk: :kr:urk 5:ki ak. 

 Easy :i rkt. 

 Hunting. 

 a:: r.rri :::::::: :■: 



cu^rry. 

 I ::serva:icu5 



F;r :'-: ua; 



