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Albion, March 31, 1896, Vicksburg, April 19, 1912, Ann Arbor, April 

 23, 1916 and Bay City, May 2, 1891; Ontario, near Toronto, April 

 8,1892, Todmorden, April 17,1891 and Queensborough, April 19, 

 1906; Iowa, National, April 18, 1909, Hillsboro April 18, 1896 and 

 Grinnell, April 28, 1890; Wisconsin, Milwaukee, April 12, 1914, 

 Whitewater, April 5, 1914 and Madison, April 26, 1908; Minnesota, 

 Goodhue, April 2, 1918; Kansas, Lawrence, April 19, 1907 and 

 Nebraska, Dunbar, April 27, 1899. 



Fall migration. — Lato dates of fall departure are : Minnesota, Hutch- 

 inson, October 25, 1914; Wisconsin, Milwaukee, October 3, 1914, and 

 November 25, 1886; Iowa, Marshalltown, October 17, 1914; Ontario, 

 Toronto, October 1, 1898, Point Pelee, October 9, 1906, Ottawa, Oc- 

 tober 19, 1910, and Todmorden, October 10, 1891; Michigan, Detroit, 

 Octodcr 9, 1907, and Vicksburg, November 16, 1910; Ohio, Cleveland, 

 October 4, 1885, Lakeside, November 11, 1916, Oberlin, November 

 11, 1910, and New Bremen, November 16, 1909; Indiana, Richmond, 

 October 15, 1912; Illinois, Calumet, October 23, 1876; Quebec, Mon- 

 treal, October 29, 1895, and November 5, 1898; Maine, Falmouth, Sep- 

 tember 30, 1894, and Portland, October 15, 1907; Vermont, Rutland, 

 September 20, 1915; Massachusetts, near Springfield, October 1, 1884, 

 Sudbury, October 2, 1880, Essex County, October 3, 1903, and Cam- 

 bridge, October 6, 1912; Rhode Island, Point Judith, November 29, 

 1900; Connecticut, New Haven, September 30, 1902, Norwich, Oc- 

 tober 2, 1907, Quinnipiac Marshes, October 10, 1913, and Lyme, 

 October 16, 1897; New York, Rochester, October 4, 1919, Geneva, 

 October 10, 1914, Rhinebeck, October 16, 1921, Shelter Island, Oc- 

 tober 28, 1898, and Sayville, November 28, 1886; Pennsylvania, Erie, 

 October 7, 1891, and CarUsle, October 18, 1841; and Virginia, Surre}' 

 County, October 21, 1915, and Quantico, October 29, 1882. 



Casual records. — Florida gallinules also have been observed or taken 

 in New Brunswick (St. Johns, September, 1880) ; Nova Scotia (near 

 Kentville, September 20, 1886) ; and Newfoundland (one reported in a 

 newspaper as captured at Colinet in the fall of 1911). 



[Author's note: The above distribution is for the entire species, 

 formerly known as Gallinula galeata, including all the American forms. 

 Two new forms have been described from the West Indies and others 

 may be found there. There are at least three other forms in south- 

 ern and western South America. But apparently the ranges of the 

 different forms can not yet be definitely outlined.] 



Egg dates. — New York: 23 records. May 9 to July 5; 12 records, 

 May 23 to June 10. Penns3''lvania and New Jersey: 25 records. 

 May 22 to July 19; 13 records. May 30 to June 22. Michigan and 

 Wisconsin: 29 records. May 20 to July 4; 15 records. May 30 to 

 June 12. California: 24 records. May 5 to July 9; 12 records. May 

 22 to June 15. Texas: 8 records, May 16 to July 25. 



