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it may winter there in larger numbers than is now known. Extensive 

 collecting at this season will be necessary to decide this matter. 



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

 Montauk Point, February 17, New York City, February 20, Branch- 

 port, March 1, Albany, March 3, and Kochester, March 5 ; Connecti- 

 cut, New Haven, February 24, Jewett City, March 2, Fairfield, March 

 3 and Carrollton, March 4 ; Ehode Island, Block Island, February 27, 

 Westerly, February 28, Newport, March 4; Massachusetts, Muskeget 

 Island, February 28, and Amherst, March 10; Vermont, Kutland, 

 March 27; Maine, Waterville, March 11, and Farmington, March 28; 

 Quebec, Montreal, March 25 ; Michigan, Petersburg, February 4, Ann 

 Arbor, February 14, Vicksburg, February 21, and Kalamazoo, Feb- 

 ruary 28; Ontario, Point Pelee, March 2, London, March 4, Hamilton, 

 March 8, Toronto, March 20, and Ottawa, March 26 ; Iowa, Bentons- 

 port, February 22, Keokuk, February 28, Iowa City ,^ February 28, 

 Fairfield, March 3, and National, March 5 ; Wisconsin, Unity, March 



1, Camp Douglas, March 2, and Eacine, March 3 ; Minnesota, Heron 

 Lake, March 5, Jackson, March 10, Ked Wing, March 12, and Lanes- 

 boro, March 13; Kansas, Harper, February 4, Wichita, February 7, 

 Topeka, February 15, Onaga, February 22, and Independence, Feb- 

 ruary 25 ; Nebraska, Omaha, February 19, Dunbar, February 21, and 

 Falls City, February 23 ; South Dakota, Yankton, March 10, Huron, 

 March 11, and Kapid City, March 12; North Dakota, Argusville, 

 March 15, Fargo, March 18, and Bismarck, March 23 ; Manitoba, Mar- 

 garet, March 23, Aweme, March 23, Pilot Mound, March 25, Trees- 

 bank, March 28, and Winnipeg, April 12; Saskatchewan, Indian 

 Head, March 27, Eastend, March 27, Lake Johnston, March 30, April 



2, and Carleton House, April 6 ; Wyoming, Yellowstone Park, March 

 12, and Laramie, March 16, Idaho, Neeley, February 1, Meridian, 

 February 3, and Eathdrum, February 19 ; Montana, Wisdom, March 

 5, and Missoula, March 12 ; and Alberta, Flagstaff, April 2, Nanton, 

 April 8, Veteran, April 10, Eed Deer, April 11, and Edmonton, 

 April 15. 



Late dates of spring departure from the southern part of the 

 winter range are not numerous, but killdeers have been observed in 

 spring in Panama, March 3; Costa Eica, San Jose, March 15, and 

 Porto Eico, San Juan, March 26. 



Fall migration. — The arrival of these birds in that part of the 

 winter range that is south of the breeding range, likewise has not 

 been carefully recorded. Arrivals at this season have been reported 

 from Porto Eico, Aguadilla, October 7; Guatemala, San Geronimo, 

 October 29, Costa Eica, San Jose, October 15; and Nicaragua, 

 Escondido Eiver, November; and Panama, November 26. 

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