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on December 23, 1918. There are also several records, chiefly tor the 

 Northeastern States, that appear to be outside the normal range. Among 

 these are : New Hampshire, one was recorded from Sutton on December 

 20, 1878, and one was taken at Warner on February 18, 1879; Vermont, 

 one was obtained at Bennington on November 7, 1909, and another at 

 Hartland on November 19, 1912; Massachusetts, one was taken at 

 Tyngsborough prior to 1859, one was taken in the fall of that year at 

 Springfield, two were taken about the same time at Dedham, and one 

 was taken at Northampton prior to 1901 ; Connecticut, one was taken 

 on September 18, 1890 at South Manchester, and one was seen at 

 Norwalk on May 25, 1919; eastern New York, one was taken in 1848 

 at what is now Brooklyn; New Jersey, one was reported from Morris- 

 town during the winter of 1881-82, and individuals were recorded as 

 seen at Barnegat Inlet on April 13, 1924, and January 17, 1932, with 

 several other observations between these dates; and Maryland, a speci- 

 men was collected at Sunnybrook on November 8, 1929. 



Egg dates. — Alaska: 3 records, April 26 to May 29. 



Arctic Canada: 9 records, May 1 to June 16. 



California : 96 records, March 2 to May 19 ; 48 records, April 1 to 16, 

 indicating the height of the season. 



Labrador: 8 records, April 15 to May 12. 



Maine: 9 records, March 24 to April 29. 



Nova Scotia: 27 records, March 23 to May 11; 13 records, April 3 

 to 13. 



Pennsylvania: 24 records, March 3 to A.pril 10; 12 records, March 

 13 to 20. 



Washington: 65 records, March 6 to May 26; ZZ records. April 1 

 to 23. 



CORVUS CORAX CLAKIONENSIS Rothschild and Hartcrt 

 SOUTHWESTERN RAVEN 



As suggested by George Willett (1941), the A. O. U. (1945) com- 

 mittee has decided to admit to our Check-list the "small race (clarionen- 

 sis) ranging from interior valleys of California to Clarion Island, 

 Mexico." 



Mr. Willett's study of this species indicates that there are three sub- 

 species recognizable within the limits of the United States, as mentioned 

 under the preceding form (sinuatus). 



What information we have about the habits of the southwestern 

 raven will be found under the preceding form, as that account was 

 written before this subspecies was recognized. 



