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Rate of the Flight of Birds
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Rate of the Flight of Birds

  • F. W. HEADLEY1 

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I SHALL be glad if any of your readers can inform me whether the rate of the flight of any birds other than Homing Pigeons has been accurately measured, and what attempts, if any, have been made to employ birds belonging to other families in place of Homing Pigeons.

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HEADLEY, F. Rate of the Flight of Birds. Nature 50, 269 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/050269b0

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