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of 31 years, October 7). North Carolina — Durham, October 18; 

 Raleigh, October 23 (average of 15 years, October 31). South 

 Carolina — Clemson, October 3. Georgia — Atlanta, October 17. 

 Alabama — Gadsden, October 7; Coffee County, October 20. Flor- 

 ida — Melbourne, October 6; Chokoloskee, October 11. 



Late dates of fall departure are: Alaska — Chena River, October 

 17. Yulvon — MacAIillan Pass, September 3. British Columbia — 

 Okanagan Landing, November 26. New Mexico — Los Alamos, No- 

 vember 9. Manitoba — Treesbank, November 12 (average of 24 

 years, November 4). North Dakota — Cass County, November 15 

 (average, November 11). South Dakota — Sioux Falls, November 15 

 (average of 3 years, October 28). Minnesota — Minneapolis, Novem- 

 ber 30 (average of 10 years, November 23), Wisconsin — northern 

 Wisconsin, November 30. Ohio — Buckeye Lake, median, November 

 28. Illinois — Chicago, December 12 (average of 16 years, November 

 27). Quebec — Montreal area, November 18. Maine — Lake Umbagog, 

 November 9. New Hampshire — New Hampton, December 18 (me- 

 dian of 21 years, November 18) ; Concord, November 29. Maryland — 

 Laurel, December 5. 



Egg dates. — Alaska: 47 records, May 4 to Jidy 13; 30 records, 

 May 30 to June 23. 



Maine: 22 records. May 23 to Jidy 23; 14 records, May 29 to June 

 10. 



Maryland: 5 records. May 18 to July 9. 



New Brunswick: 73 records. May 6 to August 9; 40 records. May 

 29 to June 12. 



Nova Scotia: 49 records, May 4 to July 30; 23 records, May 30 

 to July 18. 



Ontario: 26 records, April 28 to July 19; 13 records, June 11 to 

 June 28. 



Quebec: 15 records, June 3 to June 27. 



JUNCO HYEMALIS CAROLINENSIS Brewster 



Carolina Slate-colored Jnnco 



PLATE 57 



ConirLbuted by Alexander Sprunt, Jr. 



Habits 



The early morning mist hung in a heavy gray curtain over the 

 balsams, drifted in ragged wisps among the huckleberry bushes and 

 stood shroud-hke over the lichen-covered rocks. Suddenly atop one 

 of these age-old formations a small gray and white bird took shape, 

 wraith-like against its somber background. Tilting its head upward, 

 the bird opened its beak and poured forth a simple but musical trill 



