EASTERN YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT 597 



chat {Icteria virens virens) breeds west to South Dakota, Nebraska, 

 Kansas, and eastern Texas, wintering from eastern Mexico south 

 through Central America to western Panama; the western yellow- 

 breasted chat {Icteria virens aurlcollis) occupies the western part of 

 the range to the Pacific coast, wintering in western Mexico and Central 

 Guatemela. 



Migration. — Late dates of spring departure are : Costa Rica — Pozo 

 del Rio Grande, April 9. El Salvador — Lake Olomega, April 12. 

 British Honduras — Mountain Cow, April 7. Guatemala — near 

 Quirigua, April 17. Texas— Cove, May 12 ; Dallas, May 13. 



Early dates of spring arrival are: Florida — Titusville, April 19; 

 Pensacola, April 17. Alabama — Greensboro, April 8; Birmingham, 

 April 14 (average of 10 years, April 19). Georgia — Round Oak, 

 April 9. South Carolina — Summerville, April 9. North Carolina — 

 Charlotte, April 14; Raleigh, April 17 (average of 29 years, April 

 25). Virgmia — Cape Henry, April 16; Rockbridge County, April 

 22. West Virginia — Wheeling area, April 23; French Creek, April 

 26 (average of 17 years, April 30). District of Columbia — Washing- 

 ton, April 16 (average of 52 years, April 30). Maryland — Chevy 

 Chase, April 14. Delaware — Kent and Sussex Comities, March 29 

 (average of 18 years, April 10). Pennsylvania — Mercer County, 

 April 21 ; Renovo, April 24 (average of 25 years. May 7) . New Jer- 

 sey — Montclair and Livingston, April 30. New York — Bronx, April 

 28 ; Ithaca, May 4 (average, May 12) . Connecticut — New Haven, May 

 1. Rhode Island — Providence, May 2. Massachusetts — Amherst, 

 April 22 (1929) ; East Longmeadow, May 7. Vermont — Bemiington, 

 May 11. New Hampshire — East Westmoreland, May 8. Maine — 

 Kittery and Falmouth, May 16. Louisiana — Bains, April 4. Missis- 

 sippi — Bay St. Louis and Oxford, April 11. Arkansas — Helena, 

 April 7 (average, April 20). Tennessee — Nashville, April 16 (aver- 

 age of 12 years, April 21). Kentucky — Eubank, April 19. Mis- 

 souri — Kansas City, April 14. Illinois — Murphysboro, April 19; 

 Chicago region. May 6 (average, May 16) . Indiana — Wheatland and 

 Columbus, April 22. Ohio — Hamilton County, April 18 ; Barnesville, 

 April 24 (1929) (average for central Ohio, May 2) . Michigan — Kal- 

 amazoo, May 2. Ontario — Oshawa, May 5. Iowa — Fairfield and 

 Waubonsie State Park, May 9. Wisconsin — Mazomanie, May 4. 

 Minnesota — Red Wing, May 14. Texas — Victoria, March 15. Okla- 

 homa — Oklahoma City, April 5 ; Tulsa, April 12. Kansas — Manhat- 

 tan, April 22. Nebraska — Nebraska City, and Dunbar, April 29. 

 South Dakota — Yankton, May 5. North Dakota — Wilton, May 15. 

 Manitoba — Brandon, May 25. Saskatchewan — Skull Creek, May 11. 

 New Mexico — Socorro, May 1. Arizona — Topock, April 11. Colo- 

 rado — Lytle, May 6. Utah— Washington County, April 27; Salt 



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