NORTH AMEBICAN MARSH BIRDS 367 



DISTRIBUTION 



Range. — North and Central America. 



Breeding range. — North to British Columbia (Quesnal, Kamloops 

 and Okanagan): Mackenzie (Fort Simpson, Hay River, Fort Resolu- 

 tion, and Fort Smith); Saskatchewan (Prince Albert and Cumber- 

 land House); Manitoba (Moose Lake and Chemawawin) ; Minne- 

 sota (White Earth, Leech Lake, and Millelacs Lake) ; Wisconsin (La 

 Crosse, Kelley Brook, and Green Bay); Michigan (Lansing, Saginaw, 

 and Rochester); Ontario (Sudbury and Beaumaris); and Quebec 

 (Montreal and Quebec). East to Quebec (Quebec); Vermont (Hyde 

 ville) ; Massachusetts (formerly Boston) ; New York (probably Long 

 Island City); New Jerse}^ (Newark and Morristown) ; Pennsylvania 

 (formerly Philadelphia) ; formerly District of Columbia (near Wash- 

 ington); Noi'th Carolina (Pamlico Sound); probably South Carolina 

 (near Charleston) ; formerly Florida (Monticello) ; Mexico, Vera Cruz 

 (Tampico); and Yucatan (Cozumel Island). South to Guatemala 

 (Duenas); Mexico, Michoocan (Lake Patzcuaro) ; Jalisco (Guadala- 

 jara); Tepic (Tepic); and Lower California (Comondu). West to 

 Lower California (San Pedro Martir Mountains); California (San 

 Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Gridley, and Crescent 

 City) ; Oregon (Bandon, Dayton, and Portland) ; Washington (Tac- 

 oma, Seattle, and Bellingham Bay) ; British Columbia (Quesnal) ; and 

 Mackenzie (Fort Simpson). 



The breeding of the coot anywhere in the eastern United States 

 is of rare or accidental occurrence as the species is not common as a 

 nesting bird east of Indiana (Kewanna, Lafayette, and Terre Haute) ; 

 southern Illinois (Mount Carmel); western Kentucky (Hick- 

 man) ; western Tennessee (Reelfoot Lake) ; eastern Arkansas (Big 

 Lake) ; and central Texas (Decatur, Giddings, San Antonio, and 

 Brownsville). The status of the coot as a breeder in the West 

 Indies also is somewhat disputed as another form, Fulica caribaea 

 Ridgway, described from the Lesser Antilles, is resident in this 

 region and to this probablj^ most, if not all, West Indian records are 

 referable. Until adequate specimens are available, this problem 

 probably can not be solved. A larger form of this has been 

 described from Porto Rico. 



The coot also has been not<;d in the Bermuda Islands in April, 

 May, November, and December but is not known to breed. 



Winter range.— North, to British (-olumbia (wSumas and Okanagan;) 

 probably Nevada (Carson); probabl}- Idaho ( Deer Flat Bird Reser- 

 vation); Arizona (Salt River Bird Reservation, near Whipple and 

 Tucson); Colorado (Barr); Texas (Mason, San Angelo, and San An- 

 tonio); southern IlHnois (Anna and Mount Cermel); western Ken- 

 tucky (Hickman J ; and Maryland (Miller's Island). East to Mary- 



