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to Ecuador (Zamora, Quito, and Esmeraldas) ; Puebla (Metlatoyuca) 

 and southern Baja California (San Jose del Cabo and Miraflores). 



The range as outlined is for the two recognized races. The South- 

 ern redstart {Setophaga ruticilla ruticilla) breeds from North Dakota 

 to Maine, south to Georgia, Louisiana, and central and southeastern 

 Oklahoma; while the northern redstart {S. v. tricolora) breeds from 

 northern British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to central northern 

 Colorado, and west to central northern Washington and northeastern 

 Oregon. 



Migration. — ^Late dates of spring departure are: Ecuador — ^below 

 San Jose, March 15. Venezuela — Rancho Grande near Maracay, 

 Aragua, May 5. Colombia — ^La Tigrera, Santa Marta region, May 1. 

 Panama — Gatun, April 28. Costa Rica — El General, April 6. Brit- 

 ish Honduras — Mountain Cow, April 14. Swan Island — April 19. 

 Guatemala— Chuntugui, May 3. Tabasco — Balancan, May 16. 

 Virgin Islands — Kingshill, St. Croix, April 30. Puerto Rico — Cabo 

 Rojo Light, April 26. Haiti — lie de la Gonave, May 20. Cuba — 

 Cienfuegos, May 13; Habana, May 11 (average of 8 years. May 4). 

 Bahamas — Nassau and Cay Lobos Light, May 13. 



Early dates of spring arrival are : Venezuela — Rancho Grande near 

 Maracay, Aragua, February 27. Florida — Key West, March 6 ; Fort 

 Myers, March 12; Pensacola, April 4. Alabama — Birmingham, 

 April 1. Georgia — Milledgeville region, March 16 ; Athens, April 7. 

 South Carolina — Clarendon County, March 24; Marion, April 2. 

 North Carolina — Raleigh, April 2 (average of 27 years, April 12). 

 Virginia — Charlottesville, April 13 (average, April 22). West Vir- 

 ginia — Kayford, April 10; French Creek, April 22 (average of 17 

 years, April 29). District of Columbia — Washington, April 16 

 (average of 53 years, April 22). Maryland — Largo, Prince Georges 

 County, April 15. Delaware — Kent and Sussex Counties, February 

 28 (average of 22 years, March 20). Pennsylvania — Berwyn, April 

 3; Pittsburgh, April 21; Renovo, April 29 (average of 25 years, May 

 4). New Jersey — Bridgeton, April 23. New York — Bronx County, 

 April 24; Ithaca, April 29. Connecticut — Hartford, April 22. 

 Rhode Island — Providence, April 29. Massachusetts — Springfield, 

 April 28. Vermont — Bennington, Wells River, and Bakersfield, May 

 4. New Hampshire — South Hooksett, May 2. Maine — Bowdoinham, 

 May 3. Quebec — Montreal, May 4. New Brunswick — St. Stephen 

 and Bathurst, May 12. Nova Scotia — Wolfville, May 3. Prince 

 Edward Island — North Bedeque, May 24. Newfoundland — Tomp- 

 kins, May 29, Louisiana — New Orleans and Grand Isle, April 7. 

 Mississippi — Edwards, March 23. Arkansas — Helena, March 31. 

 Tennessee — Nashville and Chattanooga, April 12 (average of 10 years 

 at Nashville, April 20). Kentucky — Bowling Green, April 4. Mis- 



