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(Neosha Falls, Topeka, and Leavenworth) ; central Iowa (Des 

 Moines) ; north-central Minnesota (Cass Lake and Itasca) ; and south- 

 eastern Manitoba (Shoal Lake). 



Winter range. — The parula warbler winters north to southern 

 Tamaulipas (Tampico) ; occasionally southern Florida (Tarpon 

 Springs, Sanibel Island, and Miami) ; the Bahamas Islands (Nassau 

 and Caicos) ; Hispaniola (Tortue Island and Samana) ; Puerto Rico; 

 the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas) ; and the Lesser Antilles (Saba). 

 East to the Lesser Antilles (Saba, St. Christopher, Guadaloupe, and 

 Barbados). South to the Lesser Antilles (Barbados); Jamaica 

 (Kingston); and Nicaragua (Rio Escondido). West to Nicaragua 

 (Rio Escondido) ; El Salvador (Barra de Santiago) ; western Guate- 

 mala (San Jose and Escuintla) ; southern Oaxaca (Tehuantepec) ; 

 Veracruz (Tlacotalpan) ; and Tamaulipas (Tampico). 



The above range is for the species as a whole, of which two geo- 

 graphic races are recognized: the southern parula warbler {P. a. 

 am.ericana) breeds in southeastern United States from Maryland 

 southward, east of the mountains; the northern parula warbler {P. a. 

 picsilla) breeds in the western and northern portion of the range. 



Migration. — Late dates of spring departure from the winter home 

 are: El Salvador — Barra de Santiago, April 18. Guatemala — San 

 Jose, March 7. Yucatan — San Felipe, April 4. Virgin Islands — St. 

 Croix, April 30. Puerto Rico — Mayagiiez, May 7. Haiti — Port au 

 Prince, April 4. Cuba — Habana, May 4. Bahamas — Cay Lobos, 

 May 14. 



Early dates of spring arrival are : Florida — ^Daytona Beach, March 

 3. Alabama — Coosada, March 25. Georgia — Savannah, March 8. 

 South Carolina — Frogmore, March 5. North Carolina — Washington, 

 March 26. West Virginia — Bluefield, April 9. District of Columbia — 

 Washington, April 6. Pennsylvania — Carlisle, April 25. New York — 

 Shelter Island, April 23. Massachusetts — Stoughton, April 25. Ver- 

 mont — St. Johnsbury, April 21. Maine — Portland, April 29. Nova 

 Scotia — Wolfville, May 8. New Brunswick — St. Stephen, May 9. 

 Quebec — Quebec, May 10. Louisiana — New Orleans, February 15. 

 Mississippi — Bay St. Louis, March 5. Arkansas — Helena, March 24. 

 Tennessee — Athens, April 3. Kentuc% — Eubank, April 4. Indiana — 

 Bloomington, April 21. Ohio — Columbus, April 28. Michigan — Ann 

 Arbor, April 29. Ontario — Toronto, May 2. Missouri — Columbia, 

 April 5. Iowa — Grinnell, April 28. Wisconsin — Madison, April 30. 

 Minnesota — Red Wing, May 5. Texas — Hidalgo, March 5. Okla- 

 homa — Caddo, March 25. Kansas — Independence, April 8. Ne- 

 braska — Havelock, April 20. 



Late dates of fall departure are: Minnesota — St. Paul, October 5. 

 Wisconsin — Milwaukee, October 9. Missouri — St. Louis, October 5. 



