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son, March 26. Minnesota — Minneapolis, March 26. South Dakota — 

 Yankton, April 14. North Dakota — Fargo, April 28. Colorado — 

 Denver, March 10. Wyoming — Laramie, May 2. Montana — Mis- 

 soula, March 24. Oregon — Pinehurst, March 2. Washington — Ta- 

 coma, April 10. Manitoba — Aweme, May 6. Saskatchewan — Regina, 

 April 30. Alberta — Glenevis, April 15. Mackenzie — Fort Simpson, 

 April 17. Alaska — Egg Harbor, May 17. 



Fall migration. — Late dates of fall departure are : Alberta — Glene- 

 vis, October 10. Saskatchewan — Eastend, October 1. Manitoba — 

 Aweme, November 27. Washington — Pullman, October 2. Oregon — 

 Portland, November 17. Montana — Fortine, October 26. Wyo- 

 ming — Laramie, October 20. Colorado — Walden, October 4. North 

 Dakota — Fargo, October 25. South Dakota — Aberdeen, October 29. 

 Minnesota — Minneapolis, October 29. Wisconsin — Racine, Novem- 

 ber 15. Iowa — Cedar Falls, November 18. Ontario — Guelph, Novem- 

 ber 15. Michigan — Sault Ste. Marie, November 11. Quebec — 

 Montreal, October 8. Nova Scotia — Sable Island, November 5. 

 Maine — Unity, November 28. Massachusetts — Marthas Vineyard, 

 November 13. 



Early dates of fall arrival are: Wisconsin — Madison, August 28. 

 Nebraska — Lincoln, September 4. Kansas — Manhattan, October 4. 

 Iowa — National, September 9. Missouri — St. Louis, September 4. 

 Illinois — Glen Ellyn, August 29. Indiana — Indianapolis, September 

 15. Kentucky — ^Lexington, September 17. Tennessee — Nashville, Oc- 

 tober 7. Ohio — Canton, August 29. District of Columbia — ^Washing- 

 ton, August 22. Virginia — Salem, October 1. North Carolina — 

 Chapel Hill, October 4. Georgia — Atlanta, October 11. Alabama — 

 Greensboro, October 4. Florida — Fernandina, November 1. 



Casual records. — One was observed near Churchill, Manitoba, on 

 August 4, 1934 ; Bermuda Islands, a specimen was taken previous to 

 1884. On Guadalupe Island, Baja California, there is a small resi- 

 dent colony, quite isolated from other breeding areas, as it has never 

 been recorded on the mainland of Baja California. 



Egg dates. — California : 10 records. May 13 to June 13. 



Maine : 14 records. May 20 to June 21. 



Nova Scotia : 7 records. May 5 to June 5. 



Washington : 14 records, April 30 to June 25. 



SITTA PUSILLA PUSILLA Latham 



BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH 



PIATE12 



HABITS 



The above name is now restricted to the northern race of the brown- 

 headed nuthatch, with a range entirely north of the Florida boundary ; 



