Migrating birds, like our godwifs and gannets, are wise birds. They do not fly low. near the ground, at fairly small speeds, which is the usual theory. They llv in clouds through the. lower stratosphere, three to three and a-half riiiles above the ground. At these heights constant winds blow, at up to 100 miles an hour and more. The birds use the -winds to aid them. With it tic effort they sail along at the same speed as the wind. i
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20831, 15 June 1939, Page 3
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