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District of Columbia — ^Washington, May 20. Mississippi — Gulfport, 

 April 18. Missouri — St. Louis, May 25. 



Early dates of spring arrival are: Florida — Pensacola, April 5. 

 Alabama — Barachias, April 22. Georgia — Milledgeville, April 12. 

 South Carolina — Clemson College, April 21. North Carolina — ^Ashe- 

 ville, April 23. Virginia — Lynchburg, April 19. West Virginia — 

 Bluefield, April 19. District of Columbia — Washington, April 24. 

 Pennsylvania — Beaver, April 24. New York — Rochester, April 29. 

 Massachusetts — Belmont, April 28. Louisiana — Grand Isle, April 6. 

 Mississippi — Gulfport, April 10. Tennessee — Memphis, April 12. 

 Illinois — Olney, April 17. Indiana — Sedan, April 27. Michigan — 

 Plymouth, April 30. Ohio — Youngstown, April 27. Ontario — Lon- 

 don, April 30. Missouri — St. Louis, April 18. Iowa — Keokuk, April 

 27. Wisconsin — Sheboygan, April 30. Minnesota — Minneapolis, 

 April 30. The golden-winged warbler ranges west to central Iowa in 

 migration, and in the lower Mississippi Valley is much less abundant 

 in spring than in fall. 



Late dates of fall departure are : Minnesota — Minneapolis, Septem- 

 ber 30. Wisconsin — Madison, October 11. Ontario — Point Pelee, 

 September 2. Ohio — Ellsworth Station, September 23. Michigan — 

 Ann Arbor, October 6. Indiana — Lyons, September 27. Illinois — 

 Chicago, October 7. Missouri — La Grange, September 30. Ken- 

 tucky — Versailles, September 25. Tennessee — Athens, September 29. 

 Louisiana — New Orleans, September 25. Mississippi — Gulfport, Oc- 

 tober 8. Massachusetts — Danvers, September 7. New York — Brook- 

 lyn, October 2. Pennsylvania — Jeffersonville, October 2. District of 

 Columbia — Washington, September 14. West Virginia — French 

 Creek, September 15. North Carolina — Piney Creek, October 3. South 

 Carolina — Chester, September 22. Georgia — ^Atlanta, October 9. 

 Alabama — Greensboro, October 4. 



Early dates of fall arrival are: Mississippi — Bay St. Louis, July 

 23. District of Columbia — Washington, August 8. Virginia — Naruna, 

 August 23. North Carolina — Highlands, August 15. South Caro- 

 lina — Charleston, August 20. Georgia — ^Athens, August 14. Ala- 

 bama — Greensboro, August 11. Florida — Pensacola, August 14. 

 Costa Rica — San Jose, September 15. Colombia — Bonda, September 6. 



Casual record. — One reported seen at Fort Thorn, N. Mex., in April 

 1854 by Dr. Joseph Henry. Since no specimen was taken this remains 

 en the hypothetical list for the State. 



Egg dates. — Massachusetts : 14 records. May 27 to June 24 ; 9 records. 

 May 30 to June 7, indicating the height of the season. 



Michigan: 33 records, May 13 to June 10; 18 records, May 17 to 30. 



New York : 6 records, June 3 to 24. 



New Jersey : 7 records, May 25 to June 5 (Harris) . 



