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Breeding range. — The yellow-breasted chat breeds north to southern 

 British Columbia (Sumas, probably Penticton, Vancouver, and Kam- 

 loops) ; central southern Alberta (Milk River Valley) ; southern 

 Saskatchewan (Cypress Lake and East End, probably Tregarva) ; 

 northwest and central northern North Dakota (Minot, Charlson, and 

 Rice Lake) ; southern Minnesota (Hendricks and Wilder) ; southern 

 Ontario (Harrow, Port Burwell, probably Coldstream, Hamilton, 

 and Oshawa) ; central New York (Rochester, Geneva, Holland Patent, 

 and Schenectady; probably Granville) ; southern Vermont (Benning- 

 ton) ; and southern New Hampshire (South Hooksett). East to 

 southern New Hampshire (South Hooksett) and south along the 

 Atlantic coast to northern Florida (Tallahassee) ; rare breeder 

 on Coastal Plains. South to northern Florida (Tallahassee, Amelia 

 Island, and Pensacola) ; Texas (Fort Worth, Houston, Kerrville, 

 Hidalgo, and Brazos County) ; southern Tamaulipas (probably 

 Tampico) ; Mexico (Mexico City) ; Jalisco (Ocotlan and Lagos) ; 

 southern Sonora (Lower Rio Yaqui and Quiriego) ; and south-central 

 Baja California (Comondu). West to Baja California (Comondu) 

 and the Pacific coast (except Oregon and Washington west of the 

 coastal ranges) to southern British Columbia (Vancouver). 



Winter range. — The yellow-breasted chat winters north to southern 

 Baja California (Cabo San Lucas) ; southern Sinaloa (Esquinapa) ; 

 and southern Texas (Laredo). East to southern Texas (Laredo); 

 central Tamaulipas (Arroyo de la Presa) ; Veracruz (Motzorongo 

 and Tres Zapotes) ; Tabasco (Frontera) ; Yucatan (Merida, and 

 Chichen-Itza) ; Quintana Roo (Xcopen, Chunyaxclie, and Cozumel 

 Island) ; Honduras (Ceiba and Yaruca) ; Nicaragua (Grey town) ; 

 Costa Rica (San Jose) ; and western Panama (Almirante). South 

 to western Panama (Almirante) ; El Salvador (Puerto el Triunfo 

 and Lake Olomega) ; Guatemala (Volcan de Fuego, Coban, and Choc- 

 tum) ; Oaxaca (Llano Grande and Teliuantepec City) ; and Colima 

 (Colima and Manzanillo). West to Colima (Manzanillo) ; southern 

 Sinaloa (Esquinapa) ; and southern Baja California (Cabo San 

 Lucas). 



Chats have been recorded casually north to southern Manitoba 

 (Brandon) ; northeastern North Dakota (Fort Union) ; central Min- 

 nesota (Brainerd and Saint Cloud) ; southwestern Maine (North 

 Bridgton, Eliot, and Portland) ; and south on peninsular Florida 

 (Dunedin, Fort Myers, and Key Largo) . They are accidental in New 

 Brunswick (Saint Andrews and Grand Manan) ; rare in southwestern 

 British Columbia (Comox and Courtenay) ; and north to south- 

 western California (San Diego). 



The range as above outlined is for the entire species, which has been 

 separated into two geographic races. The eastern yellow-breasted 



