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Toronto, October 14; Ottawa, October 1. Michigan — Midland, 

 November 15; Battle Creek, September 24 (median of 18 years, 

 October 11); Detroit area, October 14 (mean of 10 years, October 11). 

 Ohio — Canton, November 2; central Ohio, October 21 (average of 

 40 years, October 2); Lucas County, October 21 (mean of 12 years, 

 October 2). Indiana — New Castle, October 30; Wayne County, 

 October 10 (median of 9 years, October 4). Illinois — Beach, Novem- 

 ber 12; Chicago, November 9 (average of 15 years, September 23). 

 Missouri — St. Louis, October 18 (median of 13 years, September 28). 

 Kentucky — Bowling Green, October 31. Tennessee — Elizabeth ton, 

 December 1; Knox County, October 18 (average, October 12), 

 Arkansas — Winslow region, October 14. Mississippi — Saucier, Octo- 

 ber 19; Kosedale, October 12 (median of 21 years, October 5). Louisi- 

 ana — Baton Rouge, October 25. Nova Scotia — Shelburne, December 

 15 ; West Middle Sable, September 17. New Brunswick — Fredericton, 

 September 23. Quebec — Philipsburg, October 22 (median of 20 years 

 for Province of Quebec, September 14). Maine— Win throp, October 

 12. New Hampshire — Dover, December 2; New Hampton, October 

 24 (median of 21 years, September 20). Vermont — Wells River, 

 November 12. Massachusetts — Adams, November 8; Ipswich, 

 November 1. Rhode Island — Block Island, October 22. Connecti- 

 cut — Westport, October 8. New York — Cayuga and Oneida Lake 

 basins, November 12 (median of 13 years, October 9) ; Central Park, 

 November 5. New Jersey — FaHawn, October 12. Pennsylvania — 

 Rush, October 24; State College, October 19. Maryland — AUegany 

 County, November 25; Montgomery County, November 23. District 

 of Columbia — October 16 (average of 14 years, October 1). West 

 Virginia — Bluefield, October 24. Virginia — Rockbridge County, 

 November 14; Hampton, November 12. North Carolina — Weaver- 

 ville, October 25. South Carolina — Clemson College, October 15. 

 Georgia — Atlanta, October 30; Grady County, October 25. Ala- 

 bama — Gadsden, November 5; Courtland, November 1. Florida — • 

 southern peninsula, November 12; northwestern Florida, November 

 11. Bermuda — Hamilton, October 16. Bahamas — Watlings Island, 

 October 20. Cuba — October 13. Guatemala — Guatemala City, 

 November 2. 



Egg dates. — Illinois: 41 records. May 17 to July 10; 24 records, 

 May 23 to June 7. 



Iowa: 3 records. May 29 to June 3. 



Maryland: 10 records. May 27 to June 13; 6 records. May 31 to 

 June 10. 



Massachusetts: 55 records. May 22 to July 2; 32 records, May 25 

 to June 7. 



