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Atlin) ; soutlieastern Ahiska (Glacier) ; western Yukon (Carcross 

 and Selwyn River) ; and eastern Alaska (Charlie Creek). 



Winter range. — In ^yinter the species is concentrated in Central 

 America, north to the southern Mexican States, as Jalisco (Barranca 

 and Ibarra) ; Guanajuato (Rancho Enmedia) ; and Veracruz (Ori- 

 zaba) and south to southern Guatemala (Tecpam and Volcan de 

 Fucgo) and El Salvador (Los Esesmiles and Mount Cacaguatique). 



Unseasonable records are of specimens taken near Livingston, 

 Calif., on December 20, 1918, and in Sabino Canyon, Tucson region, 

 Ariz., on February 24, 1934. The latter specimen, with one other, 

 was first seen on January 18 and regularly thereafter to the date 

 of collection. 



Migration. — Migration data for this and some other members of 

 the genus Ernpidonax are frequently unsatisfactory for the reason 

 that in most cases visual field identifications are practically worthless. 



Spring. — The following appear to be early dates of spring arrival : 

 Colorado — Fort Lyon, May 15. Wyoming — Laramie, May 13. Mon- 

 tana — Hargan, May 10. Alberta — Banff, May 12. Arizona — Santa 

 Catalina Mountains, March 31. Idaho — Priest River, May 19. Cali- 

 fornia — Los Angeles, April 9. Oregon — ^Lake Malheur, April 17. 

 Washington — Kiona, April 21. British Columbia — Victoria, April 20. 



Fall. — Late dates of fall departure are : Alaska — McCarthy, August 

 23. British Columbia — Huntington, October 5 (unusually late). 

 Washington — Pullman, September 18. Oregon — Wallowa County, 

 September 23. California — Los Angeles, October 30. Idaho — Coeur 

 d'Alene, September 1. Utah — Beaver, September 22. Arizona — 

 Santa Catalina Mountains, October 25. Alberta — Jasper Park, Au- 

 gust 7. Montana — Fortine, August 25. Wyoming — Pacific Springs, 

 September 4. New Mexico — Gallup, September 30. 



Casual records. — A specimen was taken at Ciudad Victoria, 

 Tamaulipas, on March 2, 1908, and one was collected at Crawford, 

 Nebr., on September 17, 1911. 



Egg dates. — British Columbia : 9 records, June 4 to July 7. 



California : 17 records, June 12 to July 10 ; 9 records, June 22 to 

 July 2, indicating the height of the season. 



Colorado : 4 records, June 24 to 30. 



Washington : 8 records, June 5 to July 14. 



EMPIDONAX WRIGHTI Baird 



WRIGHT'S FLYCATCHER 



Plates 30-32 



HABITS 



According to the 1931 Check-list, Wright's flycatcher "breeds in 

 the Transition and Canadian zones from central British Columbia, 



