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IV 
THE BIRDS OF FASTEST FLIGHT 
IN THE BRITISH ISLES 
Some little time ago, a correspondence appeared 
in the Observer^ and the Field"^ as to which is 
the quickest bird in flight. Various correspond- 
ents, some of them well-known naturalists, 
writers of repute, and sportsmen of experience, 
expressed their views, by no means unanimous, 
on the question. I have always been greatly 
interested in the subject, and for many years past 
in the North of Scotland have been in the habit 
of watching bird life in some of the wildest and 
most inaccessible parts of the country. 
1 December 11, 18, 25, 1921. 
2 January 28, February 4, 11, 18, 1922. 
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