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Adult female.— Wing 95-105.5 (101.2) ; tail, 38-47.5 (45.0) ; culmen 

 3G-42.5 (40.2) ; tarsus 31-37.5 (34.1) ; middle toe without claw 32-37.5 

 (34.3 mm.). 92 



Range. — Breeds in fresh-water marshes or, at least, near fresh water 

 from Nova Scotia (Kentville) ; New Brunswick (Scotch Lake; 

 St. John) ; southern Quebec (Quebec; Montreal) ; Ontario (Ottawa; 

 Toronto; Kingston; King Township; Hamilton; York Factory (?) ; 

 Wellington and Waterloo Counties) ; Michigan (Detroit; Cheboygan 

 County; Bay City; Huron Mountain; Pontiac; Douglas Lake) ; Wis- 

 consin (West De Pere; Kelley Brook; Madison); Minnesota (Leach 

 Lake; Fort Snelling; Millelacs Lake); southern Manitoba (Shoal 



acters. The table below gives the actual data on which this conclusion is 

 based. As may be seen from it, the supposed size discrepancy does not exist at 

 all in the females examined : 



Locality 



Middle toe 



without 



claw 



Males 



Massachusetts 



New Jersey 



Pennsylvania 



District of Columbia 



Virginia 



Illinois 



Missouri 



Minnesota 



Montana 



Utah 



British Columbia 



Washington 



California.. 



Arizona.. 



Females 



Massachusetts 



Rhode Island 



New Jersey 



Pennsylvania 



District of Columbia 



Virginia 



Alabama _-_ 



Illinois... 



Utah _ 



New Mexico . 



California— 



Mexico, Lower California 



37 



37.5 



38.5 



34. 5-37 



(34.6) 



35-36 



35 



37 



39.5 



36.5 



36 



39 



38.6 



35-39 



(36.4) 



39 



32 



37 



37.5 



35-36 



33.5 



34 



33.5 



33 



33. 5-34 



35 



30-35. 5 



(33. 3) 



35 



" Nineteen specimens from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsyl- 

 vania, District of Columbia, Virginia, Alabama, Illinois, Utah, New Mexico, 

 California, and Mexico (Lower California). 



