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(Minco, Tulsa, and Copan) ; eastern Kansas (Wichita, Emporia, 

 and Geary); and eastern Nebraska (Omaha and West Point). 



Winter range. — During the winter season this species is concen- 

 trated in eastern Colombia (Bonda, Puerto Valdivia, Puerto Rico, 

 and Las Lomitas) and eastern Ecuador (Cachair, Rio de Oro, and 

 Chimbo). One was collected at Palmul, Quintana Roo, on February 

 9, 1910, but this may have been merely a case of exceptionally early 

 migration. 



Spring migration. — Early dates of spring arrival are: Florida — 

 Whitfield, April 6. Georgia — Savannah, April 4. South Carolina — 

 Mount Pleasant, April 7. North Carolina — Raleigh, April 20. Dis- 

 trict of Columbia — Washington, April 25. Pennsylvania — Waynes- 

 boro, April 25. New Jersey — Englewood, May 5. New York — 

 Lockport, May 13. Louisiana — New Orleans, March 30. Arkan- 

 sas — Helena, April 20. Kentucky — Eubank, April 18. Missouri — 

 St. Louis, April 27. Indiana — Waterloo, May 1. Ohio — Oberlin, 

 May 4. Michigan — Petersburg, May 8. Iowa — Hillsboro, May 5. Illi- 

 nois — Chicago, May 6. Wisconsin — Milwaukee, May 11. Texas — 

 San Antonio, April 14. Oklahoma — Norman, April 30. Kansas — 

 Lawrence, May 2. Nebraska — Childs Point, May 6. 



Fall migration. — Late dates of fall departure are: Kansas — Law- 

 rence, September 30. Oklahoma — Norman, September 11. Wiscon- 

 sin — New London, August 24. Illinois — Rantoul, October 12. 

 Iowa — Sigourney, October 14. Ontario — Harrow, September 5. 

 Michigan — Detroit, September 28. Ohio — Ashtabula County, Oc- 

 tober 3. Kentuck}' — Danville, October 26. Louisiana — Covington, 

 October 27. New York. — Rochester, September 26. New Jersey — 

 Elizabeth, September 29. District of Columbia — Washington, Sep- 

 tember 15. North Carolina — Chapel Hill, September 23. South 

 Carolina — Mount Pleasant, September 22. Georgia — Athens, Sep- 

 tember 28. Florida — Tallahassee, October 9. 



Casual records. — One was collected at Pine Ridge, in northwestern 

 Nebraska, on May 26, 1900. 



Egg dates. — Michigan : 7 records. May 30 to June 25. 



New York : 10 records, June 5 to July 4 ; 6 records, June 6 to 17, 

 indicating the height of the season. 



Pennsylvania : 44 records. May 21 to June 23 ; 22 records, June 3 to 10. 



South Carolina : 15 records, April 28 to July 8 ; 9 records, May 27 to 

 June 27. 



EMPIDONAX TRAILLI BREWSTER! Oberholser 



LITTLE FLYCATCHER 



HABITS 



The western race of Traill's flycatcher, for which the above name 

 is now accepted, is widely distributed in western North America. 



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