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ber them. Although so gregarious in their roosts, by day they do 

 not flock, but spread out over the surrounding country one by one." 



DISTRIBUTION 



Range. — South-central United States south to Panama; accidental 

 north to Manitoba and New Brunswick and west to California. 



Breeding range. — The scissor-tailed flycatcher breeds north to 

 northwestern Oklahoma (Kenton) ; and southern Kansas (Harper, 

 Wichita, and Independence). East to southeastern Kansas (Inde- 

 pendence) ; eastern Oklahoma (Copan, Tulsa, and Okmulgee) ; west- 

 ern Arkansas (Fort Smith) ; and eastern Texas (Commerce, Waco, 

 and Houston), South to southern Texas (Houston, Brownsville, 

 Uvalde, and Pecos). West to western Texas (Pecos) ; southeastern 

 New Mexico (Malaga. Carlsbad, and Lovington) ; and western 

 Oklahoma (Kenton). 



Winter range. — In winter the species is found north to extreme 

 southern Texas (Brownsville, rarely Rio Grande, and Port Lavaca) ; 

 hence south through eastern Mexico, Puebla (Huehuetlan) ; western 

 Chiapas (Tapachula and San Benito) ; western Guatemala (Lake 

 Atitlan and San Jose) ; El Salvador (Cotima and Puerto del Tri- 

 imfo) ; Costa Rica (Miravallas, Bagaces, Tambor, and San Jose) ; to 

 Panama (Chiriqui). 



S'pring migration. — Early dates of spring arrival are : Texas — Vic- 

 toria, March 10; Houston, March 23. Oklahoma — Norman, April 3. 

 Kansas — Harper, April 5. 



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

 Harper, October 24. Oklahoma — Norman, October 23. Texas — 

 Abilene, October 16; Atascosa County, October 27; Pecos, November 

 20. 



Casual records. — This flycatcher has been recorded outside of its 

 normal range on many occasions. Among these are the following: 

 Florida, a specimen was taken at Tulford on December 14, 1924, 

 while three were seen on January 18, 1919, and four on November 18, 

 1930, at Key West; Georgia, a specimen was collected at Quarantine 

 on June 5, 1933 ; South Carolina, one was seen on November 6, 1928, 

 on Edisto Island, and a specimen was collected on July 16, 1930, at 

 St. Matthews; Virginia, one was taken at Norfolk, on January 2, 

 1882, and one was reported from Aylett on August 31, 1895; New 

 Jersey, a specimen was obtained near Trenton on April 15, 18^72; 

 Connecticut, one was taken at Wauregan on April 27, 1876; Massa- 

 chusetts, at West Springfield one was collected on April 29, 1933; 

 Vermont, one was taken at St. Johnsbury apparently in 1884; New 

 Brunswick, an adult female was obtained on Grand Manan on October 

 26, 1924, and another was taken at Clarendon Station on May 21, 



