Show FEATS OF FLIGHT BY BIRDS some of tho the migratory feathered travelers cover distances Oli tance of A s faw mires wonderful ua an may appen appear the fact that young storks tagged lo in central europe have been identified in the transvaal Trana vaal where they were wintering it la Is no more so than incidents of every fall all migration ot of north american birds even the tha storks however hoever hold no distance record there are birds that breed regularly north of the arctic circle and quite as regularly pass the winter down near the point of south A america in erica few of the migratory birds travel less legs than 1000 rollee and some go as far as tho the golden plover for instance Is known to make the 2500 2600 miles between nova nora scotia and the northern part of south america in a single flight over tho the sea though it returns la in the spring by th lie land route an other long water flight Is that of 2000 miles from alaska to the hawaiian islands which Is made twice a year by five kindig of shore birds though none of these Is a sea bird it Is possible that sometimes there may be a rest on the water when the ocean la is quiet enough usually tho the migratory course Is tolerably straight but the sharp tailed sandpiper ha has a burlou way of zag zagging ragging it breeds on the north coast pt of siberia then goes over to alaska for or the autumn and back again to asia next it visits mina and japan finally fly flying ng down to Aust australia mils for the winter harpers weekly |