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ridian, March 23, and Grangeville, April 5. Montana — Corvallis, 

 March 4; Billings, April 4; and Terry, April 10. Alberta — Mun- 

 dare, April 24. Nevada — Carson City, April 2; and Nixon, April 

 10. Oregon — Mercer, March 4; Monmouth, March 7; Rickreall, 

 March 10; Klamath Lake, March 19; and Corvallis, March 

 21. Washington — Camas, March 14; Seattle, March 25; and Ta- 

 coma, March 29. British Columbia — Courtenay, March 24 (once on 

 February 24, 1920) ; Chilliwack, April 4 ; Okanagan Landing, April 

 10; and Osoyoos Lake, April 11. 



Fall migration. — Late dates of departure in the autumn are: 

 British Columbia — Okanagan Landing, September 28. Oregon — 

 Newport, September 28; Klamath Lake, October 4; and Camp 

 Harney, November 27. Alberta — Red Deer River, September 22; 

 and Islay, October 3. Montana — Anaconda, November 1; and Ra- 

 valli County, November 29. Idaho — City of Rocks, October 3. Wy- 

 oming — Sundance, October 19. Colorado — Yuma, September 14; 

 Littleton, September 20; Mesa County, September 27; and Lyons, 

 October 2. Manitoba — Margaret, September 20 ; Treesbank, October 

 13 ; and Aweme, November 2. North Dakota — Harrisburg, Septem- 

 ber 3. South Dakota — Douglas County, September 8; Harrison, 

 September 17; and Forestburg, November 6. Nebraska — Lincoln, 

 October 7; Arago, October 10; and Badger, October 24. Minne- 

 sota — St. Vincent, September 27; Lake Andrews, October 8; and 

 Minneapolis, October 12. Wisconsin — Lake Koshkonong, November 

 2. Iowa — Keokuk, October 29; Sioux City, November 7; and Grin- 

 nell, November 23. Ontario — Point Pelee, October 26. Michigan — 

 Ann Arbor, October 13; Hillsdale, October 23; Manchester, October 

 26; and Schoolcraft, November 13. Ohio — Campbellstown, Novem- 

 ber 10; Bowling Green, November 12; Scio, November 24; and 

 Columbus, November 27. Indiana — Greensburg, November 12; 

 Bicknell, November 25 ; Lyons, November 27 ; and Richmond, Decem- 

 ber 4. Illinois — Johnsonville, November 13; Odin, November 23; 

 Port Byron, November 27; and Rantoul, November 31. Pennsyl- 

 vania — Doylestown, November 4; Columbia, November 4; Jefferson- 

 ville, November 24; and Berwyn, December 1. New Jersey — New 

 Brunswick, November 3; Princeton, November 12; Morristown, No- 

 vember 12 ; and Hackettstown, November 14. 



Casual records. — The turkey vulture has a penchant for extensive 

 wandering and so has been frequently recorded outside (usually 

 north) of its normal summer and winter ranges. There are many 

 records for the New England States (cf. Forbush, 1927). Among 

 others the following may be cited as examples : One seen near Hatley, 

 Quebec, July 31, 1917; New Brunswick, several records, one of which 

 is for a bird taken about January 10, 1884, at Nequac, Miramichi 

 Bay ; one was killed at Renews, Newfoundland, in 1905 ; one was re- 



