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Breeding range. — The only known nests and eggs of the Esldmo 

 curlew have been obtained in northv/estern Canada, Fort Anderson, 

 Rendezvous Lake, Franklin Bay, and Point Lake. 



Wiriter range. — The northern limits of the winter range are not 

 known, but probably extended rarely to Brazil (Ypanema). South 

 to Uruguay (Montevideo) ; Argentina (Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, 

 Concepcion, and the Chupat Valley) ; and Chile (Island of Chiloe, 

 and Paposo). It also has been detected on the Falkland Islands 

 (Abbott, 1861). 



Spring migration. — Early dates of spring arrival in North 

 America are: Texas, Gainesville, March 7, and Boerne, March 9; 

 Arkansas, Faj^etteville, March 31; Missouri, St. Louis, April 10, 

 and Vernon County, April 16; Kansas, Emporia, April 13; Ne- 

 braska, Alda, April 2; lov^^a, Burlington, April 5, and Grinnell, 

 April 10; South Dakota, Brown County, April 16, and Mackenzie, 

 Fort Resolution, May 26, and Fort Anderson, May 27. 



A specimen of this species was taken at San Geronimo, Guate- 

 mala, in April; and one at Lake Palomas, Chihuahua, April 8, 

 1892. A specimen was taken at Chalmers, Ind., on April 19, 1890. 

 In Massachusetts one was obtained at Cape Cod in May, 1873, and 

 about 50 were reported near the mouth of the Rowley River, May 

 17, 1916. Spring arrivals also have been noted in Alaska, St. 

 Michael, May 12, 1878, and Cape Lisbourne, May 25, 1886. 



Late dates of spring departure are : Argentina, Concepcion, March 

 1 ; Texas, Long Point, April 23, and Fort Stockton, May 4; Missouri, 

 Jasper Count}'', May 1; Kansas, Lawrence, May 6; and South 

 Dakota, Vermilion, May 3, and Harrison, May 10. 



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

 d'Or, July 29, Caribou Island, August 12, and Indian Tickle, 

 August 16; Massachusetts, Nantucket, August 18, and Edgartown, 

 August 21; West Indies, Barbados, August 27, Carriacou, Sep- 

 tember 5, and Grenada, September 22; Brazil, Amazon River, Sep- 

 tember 4; and Argentina, Concepcion, September 9. 



Late date^ of fall departure are: Mackenzie, Fort Anderson, Au- 

 gust 2; Quebec, Koksoak River, September 4, Montreal, September 

 7, and Magdalen Islands, September 20 ; New Brunswick, Tabusintac, 

 September 8; Prince Edward Island, New London, September 1; 

 Maine, Hog Island, September 2, and Pine Point, September 23; 

 Massachusetts, East Orleans, September 5, Monom.oy Island, Sep- 

 tember 10, and Nantucket, October 2 ; Connecticut, Saybrook, October 

 13; New York, Lockport, October 2; and West Indies, Barbados, 

 November 4. 



There are a few records in the interior for this reason, among 

 which are: Ontario, Wolf Island, October 10, 1873; Pennsylvania, 

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