Studies in bird migration (1912) (14563294700)

Identifier: cu31924090281423 (find matches)
Title: Studies in bird migration
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Clarke, William Eagle, 1853-1938
Subjects: Birds Birds
Publisher: London, Gurney and Jackson (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
the present century this bird wasonly occasionally observed; now it is an abundantnative species. In 1902 it was first detected as beingpresent all through the summer season, but no eggswere found. Since then it has increased immensely,and breeds in suitable places all round the island. It occurs all the year round, but is only occasionallyseen in October, November, and December. Duringthe mild season of 1910 to 1911 it was common inshoreall winter. It leaves its nesting-haunts early inSeptember ; appears again in mid-December or early inJanuary; and takes up its breeding-haunts on the cliffsin earnest during the first week of March. Addenda Emberiza leucocephala, Pine-Bunting.—A male ofthis native of Siberia was obtained on 30th October1911. It is not known to have previously visited theBritish Isles. AcROCEPHALUS PALUSTRis, Mursh- Warbler.—See p.(and footnote) 134. Anas strepera, Gadwall—A young male, observedon nth October 1911, is new to the avifauna of theisland. PLATE XVI.
Text Appearing After Image:
Vol. IL) (To face p. 182. CHAPTER XXII BIRD-MIGRATION AT ST KILDA, BRITAINS OUTERMOSTISLE IN THE WESTERN OCEAN St Kilda enjoys the distinction of being the remotestof all the Isles of the British Seas. It lies— Far in the watery waste, where his broad waveFrom world to world the vast Atlantic rolls -T-in latitude 57° 48 35 N., and in longitude 8° 35 30W., and is over 40 miles west of the North Uist, thenearest island of the main outer Hebridean group. From the year 1697, when Martin Martin publishedthe quaint and engaging account of his visit to StKilda, down to the present day, this tiny Atlanticarchipelago has been surrounded by a halo ofromantic interest which is still happily in theascendant. It owes this unique place among our islesto a number of exceptional peculiarities and associa-tions. Among these are: its extreme remoteness,already alluded to, as the home of the most isolatedand hence unsophisticated community of Britons; thesurpassing grandeur of its cliffs, stacks, an

Note About Images

Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.