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(Akla and Omega) ; Colorado (Loveland, Middle Park, Gunnison, and 

 San Juan County); Arizona (Mormon Lake); Nevada (Independence 

 Valley and Carson); and California (Fort Crook). West to Califor- 

 nia (Fort Crook and Tulo Lake); Oregon (Fort Klamath, Malheur 

 Lake, and Camp Harney); Washington (Fort Simcoe, Fort Steila- 

 coom, Coulee City, and near the Strait of Juan de Fuca) ; and British 

 Columbia (New Westminister, Lac la Hache, and 158-mile House). 



The above outline indicates the former breeding range of this spe- 

 cies for at the present time its habitat is greatly restricted. It is 

 now known to breed in only southern Canada, Minnesota, and the 

 western and Rocky Mountain States south to northern Colorado. 



Winter range. — North to California (Modesto, Fresno, and San 

 Jacinto Lake) ; Arizona (near Avondale) ; and Texas (Eagle Pass and 

 Fredericksburg). East to Texas (Fredericksburg, Corpus Christi, 

 and Brownsville); and probably Yucatan (Tizimin). South to prob- 

 ably Yucatan (Tizimin); San Louis Potosi (Angostura); Guanajuato; 

 Jalisco (La Barca); Sinaloa (Mazatlan); and Lower California (Colo- 

 rado River delta). West to Lower California (Colorado River 

 delta) ; and California (Pilot Knob, San Jacinto Lake, Pasadena, 

 Fresno, Salton Sea, and Modesto). Accidental in winter at the 

 mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon (January 2, 1806), and at 

 Alda, Nebraska. 



Spring migration. — The sandhill cranes usually leave the vicinity 

 of San Antonio, Texas, by February 21, the last birds passing Fred- 

 ericksburg by April 10. 



Early dates of arrival are: x\rkansas. Delight, March 12, 1911, and 

 Newport, March 19, 1884; Kentuckj-, Eubank, March 8, 1894; Mis- 

 souri, Gilman City, February 28, 1911, St. Louis, March 4, 1882, Bol- 

 ton, March 5, 1895, Fayette, March 19, 1888, and La Clede, March 

 20, 1889; Illinois, Odin, February 19, 1890, Mount Carmel, March 1, 

 Tampico, March 8, 1887; Floricla, March 19, 18S8, and Griggsville, 

 March 24, 1884; Indiana, Rochester, March 4, 1891, and Bicknell, 

 March 18, 1906; Ohio, Alliance, March 23, 1886; Michigan, Locke, 

 February 19, 1857, Petersburg, March 9, 1898, and Ann Arbor, March 



24, 1911; Iowa, Jefferson, March 8, 1889, Wall Lake, March 8, 1907, 

 Boone, March 10, 1887, Grinnell, March 11, 1890, and Storm Lake, 

 March 12, 1887; Wisconsin, Milford, March 13, 1851, Wcstfield, 

 March 24, 1914, Elkhorn, March 25, 1910, North Freedom, March 



25, 1902, and Delavan, March 30, 1896; Minnesota, Waverly, March 

 22, 1889, Elk River, March 22, 18S7, Fairmont, March 24, 1916, White 

 Earth, March 27, 1881, Lake Wilson, March 28, 1910, Minneapolis, 

 March 29, 1880, and Wilder, March 30, 1895; Texas, Grapevine, 

 March 1, 1916, and Gainesville, Marcli 2, 1887; Oklahoma. Caddo. 



