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1947. The species seemingly does not occur in eastern Mexico. 

 (Davis, letter, and others.) 



Distribution 



Range. — South central Canada to Baja California, Guerrero, and 

 Veracruz. 



Breeding range. — The lazuli buntmg breeds from southern British 

 Columbia (Chilliwack, Vernon, Edgewood), northwestern and central 

 Montana (Fortme, Belt Mountains), southern Saskatchewan (Shauna- 

 von, Eegina), central North Dakota (Fort Lincoln), and northeastern 

 South Dakota (Fort Sisseton) south to northwestern Baja California 

 (San Quintin), southeastern California (Clark Mountain), southern 

 Nevada (Charleston Mountains), southwestern Utah (St. George, 

 Zion Canyon), central Ai'izona (Camp Verde), northern New Mexico 

 (Fort Wingate, Santa Fe), and western Oklahoma (Cheyenne), 

 southwestern Kansas (Elkhart), and central eastern Nebraska (Platte 

 Center) . 



Winter range.— Wmi&rs, from southern Baja California (Triunfo), 

 southern Arizona (Tucson) and southwestern New Mexico (CUff), 

 south to Guerrero (Iguala, Chilpancingo) and central Veracruz 

 (Orizaba) ; casually Maryland (Timonium) . 



Casual records. — Casual in central western British Columbia 

 (Shushartie) , central Alberta (Jasper Park, Castor), western Mm- 

 nesota (Warren, Lakefield), and western Missouri (St. Joseph). 



Accidental in Mackenzie (Fort Providence) . 



Migration. — Early dates of spring arrival are: Missouri — St. Louis, 

 May 7; Kansas City, May 13. Iowa— Sioux City, May 14 (median of 

 7 years. May 15). Minnesota — Elk River, May 18. Texas — Sinton 

 and Laguna Atascosa Refuge, April 19; Midland, April 26; Tarrant 

 County, April 30. Oklahoma — Payne County, May 5. Kansas — 

 Wichita, April 23. Nebraska — ^Hastings, April 30; North Platte, 

 May 5. South Dakota — Sioux Falls, May 13. North Dakota — 

 Charlson, May 31. Saskatchewan — Indian Head, May 18. Colo- 

 rado — ^Colorado Springs, April 22; Denver, May 3. Wyoming- 

 Green River, ]May 5; Guernsey, May 6 (average of 8 years for south- 

 eastern Wyoming, May 16). Alberta — Castor, May 26. Idaho — 

 Lewiston, May 6 (median of 11 years. May 13). New Mexico — Silver 

 City, May 1; Los Alamos, Alay 5. Utah — ^Keams Canyon, May 15. 

 Montana — Miles City, May 11. California — coastal southern Califor- 

 nia, April 4; Dublm, April 12. Nevada— Mercury, April 30. 



Late dates of spring departure are: Sinaloa — ^ April 21. Texas — 

 Sinton, June 19. Kansas — Bendena, June 4; Stockton, May 24. 

 Colorado — Fort Morgan, May 28. Oregon — Douglas County, April 



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