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16. Florida — New Smyrna, October 13. Mississippi — Ariel, Octo- 

 ber 14. Arkansas — Delight, October 14. Texas — Dallas, October 16. 

 Mexico: Chihuahua — Guachochi, September 28. Guerrero — Taxco, 

 October 16. Guatemala — Tecpam, November 4. 



Banding records. — Banded birds have furnished some interesting 

 records of migration and longevity. One banded at Demarest, N. J., 

 on October 9, 1938, was found February 10, 1939 at Valdosta, Ga. 

 One banded at Zion, 111., on October 10, 1933, was caught about 

 January 22, 1934, at De Queen, Ark.; another banded at the same 

 place on April 30, 1939, was killed January 24, 1940, at Pasadena, 

 Tex. One banded at Blue Island, 111., October 1, 1934, was found 

 about December 19, 1934, near Gould, Ark. One banded at Elm- 

 hurst, N. Y., October 24, 1935, was caught August 19, 1937, at Lake- 

 port, N. H. One banded at Zion, 111., October 4, 1932, was found 

 about March 10, 1934, at Turkey, N. C. A bird banded at Almones- 

 son, N. J., October 27, 1938, was captured November 19, 1938, at 

 Hatley, Ga. This indicates a rate of migration of more than 30 

 miles a day. 



A longevity record is furnished by a bird banded as an adult at 

 Philadelphia, Pa., October 25, 1928, and found dead March 25, 1934, 

 at Avera, Ga. 



Gasual records. — Three specimens of the hermit thrush have been 

 collected in Europe: in Germany on December 22, 1825; on the island 

 of Helgoland in the autumn of 1836; and one in Switzerland without 

 date. In June 1845 a specimen was collected at Amaraglik, Godthaab 

 District, Greenland. A specimen of the eastern race, was collected on 

 Southampton Island, October 4, 1929, and one of the Alaska race near 

 Barrow, Alaska, May 25, 1933. 



Egg dates. — British Columbia: 10 records, May 11 to July 12; 6 

 records, June 4 to June 23. 



California: 65 records, May 13 to July 22; 35 records, June 3 to 

 June 21, indicating the height of the season. 



Colorado: 22 records, May 14 to July 11; 12 records, June 12 to 

 June 28. 



Maine: 38 records, May 13 to August 15; 20 records, May 29 to 

 June 12. 



HYLOCICHLA GUTTATA NANUS (Audubon) 



DWARF HERMIT THRUSH 



HABITS 



This is the small, dark race of the hermit thrush that breeds iD the 

 humid coast belt from Cross Sound, Alaska, southward to southern 

 British Columbia. Ridgway (1907) describes it as "similar to H. g. 

 guttata but coloration darker and browner, the color of the back, etc., 



