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British Columbia (sometimes along the coast) to Alaska (Sitka, 

 Hope, Mount McKinley, and Kowak River). 



There are a few records north and west of the range as outlined 

 that may possibly represent occasional nesting. One was seen August 

 5 and 6, 1915, at a point 100 miles above Bethel, Alaska, and another 

 was seen on July 6, 1917, at Iditerod. MacFarlane (1891) reported 

 seeing several birds in the Fort Anderson region of Mackenzie, but 

 he states that no nests were found. An adult female was taken at 

 Churchill, Manitoba, previous to 1845; one was seen at Fort Du 

 Brochet on September 22, 1920, while the species also has been re- 

 ported from York Factory. 



Winter range. — In winter the species is found north with fair 

 regularity to southeastern Alaska (Sitka and Wrangell) ; southeastern 

 British Columbia (Okanagan Landing) ; Wyoming (Yellowstone 

 Park and rarely Wheatland) ; rarely central Missouri (jMarionville) ; 

 rarely central Indiana (Crawfordsville and Richmond) ; Ohio (Can- 

 ton) ; and southern New Jersey (Cape May). From this point the 

 eastern boundary of the winter range extends south along the coast 

 to southern Florida (Royal Palm Hammock and Key West) ; the 

 Bahama Islands (Nassau) ; the Dominican Republic (Sanchez) ; 

 Puerto Rico (Fortuna) ; the Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, St. 

 Lucia, Carriacou Island, and Los Testigos) ; and northeastern Vene- 

 zuela (Cariaco). South to Venezuela (Cariaco, Guarico, and 

 Apure) ; rarely northern Colombia (Santa Marta) ; Panama (Barro 

 Colorado Island) ; and Costa Rica (San Jose). West to Costa Rico 

 (San Jose and Rio Frio) and northward along the west coast of 

 Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, the United States, and British Co- 

 lumbia, to southeastern Alaska (Craig, Ketchikan, and Sitka). Occa- 

 sionally kingfishers will be recorded in winter from points in the 

 northern United States (Montana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, New 

 York, Vermont, and Massachusetts), as well as from northern On- 

 tario (London, Guelph, and Toronto). It also is a winter resident 

 on Bermuda. 



The range as outlined is for the entire species, of which two sub- 

 species are currently recognized. The eastern belted kingfisher 

 {Megaceryle aloyon alcyon) occupies all the range east of the Rocky 

 Mountains and north to Quebec and Mackenzie; the western belted 

 kingfisher {M. a. caurina) is found west of the Rocky ^lountains 

 and north to Alaska and Yukon. 



Spring migration. — Early dates of spring arrival are: Pennsyl- 

 vania — Renovo, February 22 ; Oil City, March 3 ; Beaver, March 22. 

 New York — Ballston Spa, March 19; Rochester, March 21; Water- 

 town, March 27. Connecticut — Hartford, INIarch 16. Rhode Island — 

 Providence, February 23. Massachusetts — Boston, March 19; Har- 



