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as high as a hundred feet above the ground, and so wild that collect- 

 ing them was usually impossible. At Lake Alomega one flew from 

 tree to tree through the high forest and at no time permitted an 

 approach closer than about a hundred yards. * * * 



"The usual daytime locations were large, horizontal branches 

 twenty feet or so from the groimd and in rather heavy woods." 



DISTRIBUTION 



Range. — Southeastern United States, the Caribbean region, Central 

 America, and northern South America ; casual north to Ontario and 

 Nova Scotia. 



Breeding range. — The chuck-wilPs-widow breeds north to south- 

 eastern Kansas (Arkansas City and Independence) ; Missouri (Wil- 

 lard, Springfield, and Sulphur Spring) ; southern Illinois (Olney) ; 

 southern Ohio (West Union) ; and southern Maryland (Point Look- 

 out). South along the Atlantic coast to Florida (St. Augustine, 

 Daytona Beach, Royal Palm Hammock, and Man-o-war Key). 

 South to Florida (Man-o-war Key, Fort Myers, St. Marks, Lynn 

 Haven, and Pensacola) ; southern Alabama (Spring Hill) ; southern 

 Louisiana (St. Francisville and Urania) ; and southern Texas (Hous- 

 ton, San Antonio, and Kerrville). West to central Texas (Kerrville, 

 Waco, and Commerce) ; eastern Oklahoma (probably rarely Nor- 

 man and Copan) ; and southeastern Kansas (Arkansas City). 



Winter range. — The winter range is not clearly defined, but at this 

 season it has been found north to Cuba (Isle of Pines and San 

 Pablo) ; the Bahama Islands (Andros Island and Nassau) ; the Do- 

 minican Republic (Catarrey and Samana) ; and Puerto Rico 

 (Arecibo, Sft« Piedras, and Vieques Island). East to Puerto Rico 

 (Vieques Island) ; and northern Colombia (Medellin). South to 

 northern Colombia (Medellin and Antioquia) ; Panama (Panama 

 City and Divala) ; Costa Rica (Rio Sicsola and Candelaria) ; Nica- 

 ragua (San Juan del Sur) ; El Salvador (Lake Olomega and prob- 

 ably Barra de Santiago) ; and Guatemala (Guatemala City). West 

 to Guatemala (Guatemala City) ; and western Cuba (Isle of Pines). 

 It appears that occasionally individuals may spend the winter in 

 Florida, as one was recorded from Orlando on December 1, 1885; 

 one from Lake Jackson on December 5, 1911; and another from the 

 same general area on December 28, 1903. One also was seen at 

 Chenier au Tigre, La., on January 2, 1934. 



iSynng migration. — Early dates of arrival are : Florida — Orlando, 

 February IT; Melrose, March 3; Palma Sola, March 5; Daytona 

 Beach, March 9; Merritts Island, March 12. Alabama — Prattville, 

 April 2; Barachias, April 3; Greensboro, April 5'; Montgomery, 

 April 6. Georgia — Savamiah, March 15; Cumberland, March 25; 



