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range of typical griseus probably lies between these points and the 

 west side of Hudson Bay and perhaps extends north to the Arctic 

 coast. 



Winter range. — North to Louisiana (State game preserve, and 

 Marsh Island) and probably rarely to North Carolina (Fort 

 Macon). East to rarely North Carolina (Fort Macon); South 

 Carolina (near Charleston, and Frogmore) ; Georgia (Savannah and 

 Blackbeard Island) ; Florida (Amelia Island, Orange Hammock, 

 and Bassenger) ; Bahama Islands (Great Inagua) ; Jamaica; Lesser 

 Antilles (Guadeloupe, Barbadoes and Grenada); Trinidad; and 

 Brazil (Para and Bahia). South to Brazil (Bahia) ; and northern 

 Peru (Tumbez). West to northern Peru (Tumbez) ; Colombia 

 (Medellin) ; Cuba (Isle of Pines) ; western Florida (Key West, Fort 

 Myers, Sarasota Bay, Tarpon Springs, and Pensacola) ; Louisiana 

 (Marsh Island) ; and southern California. 



Spring migration. — Early dates of spring arrival are: Virginia, 

 Hog Island, April 15, Norfolk, April 17, and Locustville, April 25; 

 New Jersey, Long Beach, May 6, New Brunswick, May 16; New 

 York, Shinnecock Bay Light, May 15, and Long Island, April 19; 

 Connecticut, Norwalk, May 15; Rhode Island, Newport, May 20; 

 Massachusetts, Monomoy Island, May 1 ; Quebec, Green Island, May 

 25 ; Quebec, May 28, and Fort Chimo, June 10 ; and New Brunswick, 

 Grand Manan, June 13. 



Late dates of spring departure are : New Jersey, Long Beach, May 

 20, Cape May, May 20, New Brunswick, May 23, and Elizabeth, May 

 31; New York, New York City, May 30, Long Island, June 12, and 

 Long Beach, June 23. 



Fall migration. — Early dates of fall arrival are: Massachusetts, 

 Edgartown, July 4, Dennis, July 13, Monomoy Island, July 13, 

 Marthas Vineyard, July 24, and Harvard, July 26; Rhode Island, 

 Newport, July 10 ; Connecticut, Meriden, July 23 ; New York, Long 

 Island, June 29, and East Hampton, July 1; New Jersey, Long 

 Beach, July 6, and Cape May, July 10; Virginia, Cobb Island, 

 June 19, and Bone Island, July 14; Georgia, Savannah, September 

 23; and Mississippi, Bay St. Louis, August 24. A few individuals 

 may be found throughout the summer on the coast of Florida and 

 other Southern States, but they are not known to breed in these 

 regions. 



Late dates of fall departure are: New Brunswick, Tabusintoc, 

 October 23; Quebec, Labrador, August 23, and Montreal, Septem- 

 ber 27; Maine, Portland, August 13; Massachusetts, Harvard, Au- 

 gust 25, Edgartown, September 4, and Cape Cod, October 23; 

 Rhode Island, Newport, October 20; New York, Rochester, Septem- 

 ber 13, Orient, September 21, New York City, October 31, and Great 



