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central Maine (Bangor and Calais) ; and Nova Scotia (Grand Manan 

 and Kings County) . Occasionally they are recorded in winter from 

 points farther north in Alberta (Battle River) and Saskatchewan 

 (Dinsmore) ; as well as from southern Manitoba (Winnipeg), south- 

 ern Quebec (Montreal and Quebec), and southern New Brunswick 

 (Scotch Lake). In the eastern part of the country the southern 

 limits of the winter range extend south of the breeding range to 

 Florida (St. Augustine and Apalachicola, rarely Daytona Bpach 

 and Miami) ; and northern Alabama (Decatur and Leighton). 



Spring migration. — Because of the fact that in the East the horned 

 lark winters regularly to the northern parts of the United States and 

 southern Canada, and in the West is resident south to and beyond the 

 Mexican border, dates of arrival and departure are not numerous 

 for the seasonally unoccupied regions. 



In the southeastern part of the country late dates of spring de- 

 parture are: Florida — Hastings, March 18. Georgia — Athens, Feb- 

 ruary 25. North Carolina — Pinehurst, February 22. 



Early dates of spring arrival at points north of the winter range 

 are: Quebec — Montreal, February 23. Labrador — Gready, April 15. 

 Newfoundland — Raleigh, April 24. Mackenzie — ^Fort Simpson, April 

 28. Yukon — Forty-mile, May 10. Alaska, Demarcation Point, 

 May 6. 



Fall migration. — Late dates of fall departure from the North are : 

 Alaska — Swan Lake, August 19. Yukon — Russell Mountains, Sep- 

 tember 4. Mackenzie — ^Fort Simpson, October 3. Labrador — Tico- 

 ralak, October 12. Newfoundland — October 14. Quebec — Montreal, 

 November 15. 



Early dates of fall arrival south of the breeding grounds in the 

 eastern part of the country are: North Carolina — Raleigh, Novem- 

 ber 21. South Carolina — Chester, December 3. Georgia — Clayton 

 County, November 16. Florida — Daytona Beach, November 20. 



Egg dates. — Arctic Canada : 7 records, June 14 to July 9. 



Arizona : 15 records, April 8 to July 28 ; 8 records, April 29 to June 

 10, indicating the height of the season. 



California : 106 records, March 20 to June 23 ; 52 records, April 17 

 to May 20. 



Colorado: 26 records, April 9 to July 16; 14 records, May 10 to 

 June 9. 



Illinois: 32 records, March 3 to July 6; 16 records, April 25 to 

 June 17. 



Iowa: 19 records, March 27 to July 16; 10 records, May 14 to 

 June 19. 



Labrador: 7 records, June 1 to 30. 



Lower California : 2 records, April 6 and 23. 



