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THE difficult question of the influence of meteorological conditions on the phenomena of bird migration has fortunately been very thoroughly studied as regards the British area, but we are none the less glad to welcome the recent labours of Dr. Defant on this subject. Dr. Defant as a meteorologist has submitted to a critical examination the data collected some years ago regarding the spring arrival in Austria of some thirty species of birds. He has selected four species for special treatment, and the data cover a period of seven seasons (1897–1903). The published weather reports have supplied all the necessary meteorological data for the corresponding periods.
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Der Einfluss des Welters auf die Ankunftszeiten der Zugvgel im Frhling. By Dr. A. Defant, Vienna. Reprinted from Schwalbe, new series, vol. iii., 1913, pp. 135 56, and charts.
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THOMSON, A. Birds and Weather 1 . Nature 93, 457–458 (1914). https://doi.org/10.1038/093457a0
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