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Fargo, April 25. Manitoba — Aweme, May 10. Saskatchewan — 

 Indian Head, May 5. Colorado — Denver, April 24. Wyoming — 

 Laramie, May 5. Idaho — Lemhi, May 10. Montana — Miles City, 

 May 11. Alberta — Edmonton, May 2. Mackenzie — Simpson, May 

 24. Arizona — Paradise, April 20. California — Witch Creek, March 

 9. Oregon — Sutherlin, April 13. Washington — Destruction Island, 

 April 25. British Columbia, Queen Charlotte Islands, April 25. 

 Yukon — Dawson, May 24. Alaska — Mount McKinley, May 12. 



Some late dates of fall departure are: Alaska — Sergief Island, 

 September 4. British Columbia — Courtenay, Vancouver Island, 

 September 21. Washington — Yakima, October 17. California — 

 Big Creek, October 30. Mackenzie — Simpson, September 10. Al- 

 berta — Athabaska Landing, September 14. Montana — Fortine, Sep- 

 tember 23. Wyoming — Laramie, October 20. Colorado — Fort 

 Morgan, October 5. Manitoba — Shoal Lake, September 30. North 

 Dakota — Fargo, October 7. Nebraska — Valentine, October 16. 

 Minnesota — St. Paul, October 5. Iowa — McGregor, October 27. 

 Wisconsin — North Freedom, October 15. Illinois — Lake Forest, 

 October 17. Kentucky — Bowling Green, October 27. Ontario — 

 Ottawa, October 21. Michigan — Ann Arbor, October 30. Indiana — 

 Indianapolis, October 19. Mississippi — Bay St. Louis, October 31. 

 Quebec — Montreal, October 1. New Brunswick — St. John, October 

 5. Nova Scotia — Pictou, October 11. Maine — Portland, October 

 20. New York — New York, November 1. Pennsylvania — Berwyn, 

 November 6. District of Columbia — Washington, November 1. 

 Cuba — Vifiales, November 28. 



Some early dates of fall arrival are: North Dakota — Argusville, 

 August 25. Texas — Castle Mountains, September 11. Missis- 

 sippi — Ariel, September 11. District of Columbia — Washington, 

 September 1. North Carolina — Weaverville, September 2. South 

 Carolina — Summerton, September 13. Florida — Pensacola, Septem- 

 ber 27. Mexico — Escuinapa, Sinaloa, September 13. Nicaragua — 

 Bluefields, October 3. Costa Rica — La Hondura, September 27. 

 Panama — Changuinola, October 15. Colombia — Chicoral, October 

 11. Ecuador — Zamora, October 23. Peru — Chinchao, October 26. 

 Bolivia — Entre Rios, October 17. 



Banding records. — An olive-backed thrush (probably the form now 

 recognized as Alma's) was banded at Madison, Minn., on May 25, 

 1937, and found dead about June 17, 1937, at Vulcan, Alberta. A 

 bird banded at Fort Smith, Ark., on April 16, 1939, was found dead 

 on May 2, 1940, at Fairport, N. Y. 



Casual records. — There are several records of the occurrence of the 

 olive-backed thrush in Bermuda in September, October, February, 

 and April. The accidental occurrence of this species at Puerto Ber- 



