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neapolis-St. Paid, October 14 (average of 9 years, October 4). Wis- 

 consin — Rock County, November 11. Iowa — Sioux City, November 

 8 (median of 38 years, October 15). Ontario — Reaboro and Toronto, 

 October 21; Ottawa, October 17 (average of 17 years, October 7). 

 Michigan — Battle Creek, November 8 (median of 21 years, October 

 4). Ohio — Buckeye Lake, November 30 (median, October 29). 

 Indiana — Wayne County, October 27 (median of 7 years, October 16). 

 Illinois — Chicago, November 21 (average of 13 years, October 28). 

 Missoiu-i — St. Louis, November 30 (median of 13 years, November 

 10). Kentucky — Bardstown, November 18. Tennessee — Nashville 

 and Knox County, November 11. Arkansas — Saline County, Novem- 

 ber 10. Prince Edward Island — North River, October 7. Nova 

 Scotia — Yarmouth, October 25. New Brunswick — Scotch Lake, 

 November 27. Quebec—Montreal, October 17. Maine — South 

 Portland, November 15. New Hampshire — Concord, October 24; 

 New Hampton, November 19 (median of 21 years, October 20). 

 Vermont — Clarendon, November 2. Massachusetts — Martha's Vine- 

 yard, December 6; Concord, November 28. Rhode Island — Block 

 Island, October 27. Connecticut — New Britain, November 14. 

 New York — Cayuga and Oneida lake basins, December 10 (median 

 of 19 years, November 5) ; New York City, November 20. Penn- 

 sylvania — Pittsburgh, November 21; State College and Renovo, 

 November 17. Maryland — Prince Georges County, November 16. 

 District of Columbia — November 21. West Virginia — Bluefield, 

 November 16. Virginia — Richmond, November 9. 



Egg dates. — Alberta: 9 records, May 20 to June 7. 



British Columbia: 22 records, May 20 to July 11; 11 records, 

 June 2 to June 21. 



California: 15 records, April 28 to July 8; 9 records, May 22 to 

 June 9. 



Illinois: 35 records, May 7 to July 14; 20 records. May 13 to 

 May 28. 



Maryland: 31 records. May 5 to August 1; 16 records, May 26 

 to July 5. 



Michigan: 51 records, April 21 to July 31; 16+ records, June 15 

 to June 27. 



New Brunswick: June 3 to August 15 (number of records not 

 stated). 



New York: 16 records, April 30 to July 9; 10 records. May 2 to 

 May 26. 



Nova Scotia: 4 records, May 19 to July 6. 



Ontario: 63 records, April 23 to July 30; 32 records, May 16 to 

 June 11. 



