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Show Birds' Atlantic Flight A colony ot lapwings reccnlly made a wonderful lllghl across Ihe Atlantic from Britain to Newfoundland lu 24 hours. The lapwing llnnV Its food In the tiehls and Is not a sea bird, and there- ' fori: could not possibly have been sua tallied by fooi' picked up by following steamers'. The birds probably Mew at 40 miles mi hour in llieli own Hpeed, and were helped by a gale, which might tiling lhcii mileage up lo over 70. Lven then, lo j foi 21 hours without rest or food hIiows amazing endurance iind tenacity Dae o the birds was found lo have been ringed In Cumberland In IHL'ij. |