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and-La Porte. March 30, 1885; Minnesota, Heron Lake, March 26, 

 1891, North Star, March 28, 1890, and Waverly, March 28, 1889; 

 Kansas, Richmond, March 7, 1887, and Baklwin, March 18, 1904; 

 Nebraska, Falls City, March 16; 1890, Gibbon, March 19, 1890, and 

 Doss, March 21, 1890; South Dakota, Harrison, March 25, 1890, and 

 -Grand View, April 6, 1888; North Dakota, Menoken, April 5, 1885, 

 Larimoro, April 8, 1893, and Devil's Lake, x\pril 11, 1903; Manitoba, 

 Aweme, April 6, 1900, Reaburn, April 9, 1900, Margaret. April 12, 

 1913, and Shell River, April 16, 1890; Saskatchewan, Qu'Appelle, 

 April 20, 1901, and Indian Head, April 20, 1905; Mackenzie, Hay 

 River, May 12, 1908, Fort Anderson, May 25, 1805, and Fort Simpson, 

 May 28, 1861; Colorado, Loveland, April 8, 1889; Montana, BilHngs, 

 April 8, 1918, and Big Sandy, May 1, 1903; and Alberta, Whitford 

 Lake, May 21, 1909. 



Fall migration. — Late dates of departure are: Alberta, Fort Mc- 

 Murray, October 16, 1907; Montana, Terry, October 5, 1904; 

 Saskatchewan, Indian Head, October 2, 1904; Manitoba, Aweme, 

 October 12, 1904, and Margaret, October 20, 1909; North Dakota, 

 Inkster, October 18, 1904, and Chase Lake, October 11, 1913; South 

 Dakota, Harrison, November 1, 1891, and Huron, October 13, 1887; 

 Nebraska, Gresham, October 11, 1896, Cherry County, October 16, 

 1912, Lincoln, October 27, 1899, and Doss, November 12, 1890; Kan- 

 sas, Onaga, October 20, 1907; Minnesota, Heron Lake, November 

 13, 1885; and Iowa, southern part, November 12, 1871. 



Casual records. — In addition to the range above outlined, the whoop- 

 ing crane has been taken or reported from: Ontario (Yarker, Septem- 

 ber 27, 1871, and Emsdale, 1895); New York (Cayuga Lake); New 

 Jersey (Beesley's Point, 1857, and Cape May) ; South Carolina (Wac- 

 camaw River, 1850) ; Georgia (St. Simons Island) ; Alabama (Dauphin 

 Island and Prattville, November or December, 1899) ; New Mexico 

 (Fort Thorn) ; Colorado (Loveland, April 8, 1889, and April 16, 1890, 

 and Fort Collins); Wyoming (Yellowstone Park, August 4, 1914); 

 and California (Butte and Sutter Counties). Some of these records 

 that are unsupported by specimens, may apply to either M. cana- 

 densis or M. mexicanus. 



Egg dates. — Central Canadian Provinces: 11 records, May 9 to 

 June 2. Iowa: 8 old records, April 25 to May 15. 



MEGALORNIS CANADENSIS (Linnaeus) 

 LITTLE BROWN CRANE 



HABITS 



The little brown crane is brown only in its immature plumages and 

 the sandhill crane is brown at the same ages; both birds begin to 

 breed in the brown plumage ; the only good field mark is the differ- 

 ence in size; and size is often very deceptive. For these reasons 



