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The species as outlined is divided into three subspecies, or geo- 

 graphic races. The eastern ovenbird {S. a. aurocapillus) breeds from 

 northeastern British Columbia to Prince Edward Island and Nova 

 Scotia, south to northern Georgia, and west to Colorado; the New- 

 foundland ovenbird {S. a. furvior), as far as is known, breeds only 

 in the southern two-thirds of Newfoundland ; while the gray ovenbird 

 {S. a. ciTiereus) breeds in southern Alberta, southeastern Montana, 

 western South Dakota, and south to central and southeastern Colorado. 



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

 are: Venezuela — Eancho Grande near Maracay, Aragua, April 22. 

 Panama — Chiriqui, April 15. Costa Rica — Basin of El General, 

 May 14. Nicaragua — Escondido River, May 6. Guatemala — Nebaj, 

 May 3. Nayarit — Madre Island, May 16. Virgin Islands — Kings- 

 hill, St. Croix, April 18. Puerto Rico — Mayagiiez, April 25. Haiti — 

 lie a Vache, April 30; lie de la Gonave, May 18. Cuba — Santiago 

 de las Vegas, April 26; average of five years at Habana, April 19. 

 Bahamas — Cay Lobos Light, May 13. Florida — Dry Tortugas 

 Island, May 22 ; Fort Myers, May 29. Alabama — Decatur, May 15. 

 Georgia — Darien, May 20. Louisiana — University, May 16. JSiissis- 

 sippi — Gulfport, May 17. 



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

 Alabama — Long Island, April 8. Georgia — Athens, April 3. South 

 Carolina — Clemson College, April 13. North Carolina — Raleigh, 

 March 29 (average of 19 years, April 13). Virginia — Lawrenceville, 

 April 6; Rockbridge County, April 20. West Virginia — Bluefield 

 and French Creek, April 22 (average of 16 years at French Creek, 

 April 26). District of Columbia — ^Washington, April 10 (average of 

 44 years, April 23). Maryland — Baltimore County, April 9. Dela- 

 ware — Kent and Sussex Counties, March 27 (average of 18 years, 

 April 9). Pennsylvania — Harrisburg, April 12 (average of 12 years 

 at Philadelphia, April 25). New Jersey — Milltown, April 22. New 

 York — Oneida County, April 13; Bronx, April 15. Connecticut — 

 New Britain, April 24. Rhode Island — Kingston, April 30. Massa- 

 chusetts — Springfield, April 20. Vermont — St. Johnsbury, April 24. 

 New Hampshire — East Westmoreland, May 2. Maine — Lewiston, 

 April 23; Westbrook, May 1. Quebec — Montreal, April 26. New 

 Brunswick — Bathhurst, May 12. Nova Scotia — Halifax and Wolf- 

 ville, May 17. Prince Edward Island — North River, May 19. New- 

 foundland — Tompkins, May 19. Louisiana — Grand Isle, April 4. 

 Mississippi — Gulf coast, March 31. Arkansas — ^Winslow, April 7. 

 Tennessee — Memphis, March 31; Nashville — April 1 (average of 13 

 years, April 15). Kentucky — Bowling Green, April 8. Missouri — 



