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California, this species has been persistently hunted and sold in the 

 market as game. Prior to 1915 there was an open season on it in 

 California, with a bag limit of 20 birds, but, as many of the birds 

 migrated out of the State during the open season, no great reduction 

 in its numbers was made by gunners. 



DISTRIBUTION 



Breeding range. —Western North America, including Mexico ; South 

 America, south of the Amazon Valley. Range discontinuous; prac- 

 tically unknown from Central America (south of Mexico) and 

 northern South America. In North America, east to Louisiana 

 (Lake Arthur) ; Florida (one record, at Lake Washington). South 

 to Mexico (valley of Toluca, Mazatlan, and San Jose del Cabo). 

 West to California (near Escondido, San Jacinto Lake, Los Banos, 

 and Clear Lake). North to Oregon (Malheur Lake), Nevada 

 (Washoe Lake), Utah (Bear River marshes), and Minnesota (one 

 record for Heron Lake). In South America, east to Brazil (Rio 

 Grande do Sul), Argentina (Rozas, Cape San Antonio, and Estancia 

 Sta. Elena). South to Argentina (Rio Negro). West to Chile 

 (Santiago) . 



Winter range. — In common with other members of this family, 

 the white-faced glossy ibis is more or less resident in its breeding 

 range. It does, however, regularly withdraw from the northern and 

 southern extremes. In North America it winters north to California 

 (San Diego and Los Banos), Arizona (casually at Tombstone); 

 Texas (Corpus Christi and Brownsville), and Louisiana (Lake 

 Prieu) . The winter range in South America appears to be regularly 

 south to Argentina (Cape San Antonio or Buenos Aires). In this 

 portion of the range there is a distinct movement north in the latter 

 part of September, indicating that the principal breeding areas may 

 be located along the rivers and marshes of the interior. 



Spring migration. — Early dates of arrival are: California, San 

 Francisco, March 28, and Fresno, April 20; Oregon, Malheur Lake, 

 May 12; Arizona, Peck's Lake, Verde Valley, April 12; Idaho, Ru- 

 pert, May 19; Colorado, Durango, April 7, and Barr, April 4; Min- 

 nesota, Wilder, May 27. 



Fall migration. — Late dates of departure are: Oregon, Malheur 

 Lake, October 4; California, Dunlap, September 8; Colorado, Barr, 

 October 3, and Colorado Springs, October 10. 



Casual records. — Stragglers have been noted in North America from 

 Washington (Clear Lake, about October 30, 1909); and British Co- 

 lumbia (Salt Spring Island in 1884, Sardis, fall of 1904. and also at 

 the mouth of the Eraser River). It also has been recorded from the 

 Straits of Magellan, Magallanes Territory, Chile, and from El Pozo, 

 Diquis River, Costa Rica. 



