232 
Col. R. Meinertzliagen on the [Ibis, 
Species. 
Place. 
Ground 
speed: 
Bemarks. 
Crossbill. 
.. Bossitten. 
m.p.h. 
37’5 
Average of two observations. 
Corn-Buntings . 
.. Palestine. 
29| 
( Thienemann .) 
Average of two observations, 
Calandra Lark 
do. 
34 
Birds flying to water. See 
note E. 
Average of three observations. 
Bed-throated 
East Africa. 
2G-5 
Birds coming from water. See 
note E. 
Altitude of flight 210 feet. Wind 
Pipit. 
Bed-throated 
Palestine. 
20Jr 
calm. See note B. 
Birds coming to water. Average 
Pipit. 
Pipits . 
.. Tuscar Bock. 
20 
of two observations. See 
note E. 
( Patten , 6 Zoologist.’) 
Wagtails. 
.. East Africa. 
30-1 
Altitude of flight 160 feet. Slight 
Wagtails. 
do. 
29 
following wind. See note B. 
Altitude of flight 240 feet. Calm. 
Swallow . 
.. France. 
106 
See note B. 
A Swallow was taken from 
Swallow . 
.. East Africa. 
37| 
Boubaix to Paris, distance 160 
miles, and returned to Boubaix 
90 minutes after its liberation. 
(‘ Zoologist,’ 1887, ex ‘ Globe.’) 
Altitude of flight 235 feet. Wind 
Swallow . 
do. 
34 
calm. See note B. 
Flying at ground-level. Strong 
Swifts . 
.. Mesopotamia. 
well over 
head wind. See note B. 
Large flock at 6000 feet, feeding 
68 
over Mosul. They circled round 
Boiler . 
.. East Africa. 
38-7 
machine and easily overtook it. 
Flying speed 68 m.p.h. (B.A.F.) 
Altitude of flight 720 feet. Slight 
Banner Falcon . 
.. S. Palestine. 
48 
head wind. See note B. 
Bird not hunting. See note E. 
Kestrel . 
.. East Africa. 
40| 
Altitude of flight 210 feet. 
Kestrel . 
do. 
43*9 
Weather calm. See note B. 
Altitude of flight 310 feet. 
Kestrel . 
do. 
22 
Weather calm. See note B. 
Altitude of flight 150 feet. 
Marsh-Harrier . 
.. Quetta. 
31, 36 
Strong head wind. See note B. 
Observations on two males 
Marsh-Harrier . 
.. S. Palestine. 
37^ 
hunting. Weather calm. See 
note A. 
Single bird hunting. See note E. 
