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Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



The accompanying map shows that this region lies fairly in 

 the center of the migratory path of this race, and on the edge 

 of its winter range. 



DISTRIBUTION OF A. P. ARCTOLEGUS 



Continuous line encloses breeding range. 

 Broken line indicates extent of winter range. 



STURNELLA MAGNA MAGNA (Linn.). Meadowlark. 



Common summer resident and very common migrant; rather rare 

 winter resident. 



Small troops of returning migrants begin to arrive from the 

 25th to the last of February, but are not numerous until about 

 the middle of March. The southbound migration wave passes 

 in October. Only a few birds, sometimes none, are to be found 

 here in winter. 



The Meadowlark is generally distributed over the entire 

 county and breeds everywhere in favorable open grassy places, 

 even coming into the outskirts of the city to nest. It begins 

 laying early in May. 



STURNELLA NEGLECTA Audubon. Western Meadowlark. 

 Regular but uncommon summer resident. 



Typical examples of the Western Meadowlark are found here 

 and there on the prairie regions of the county. Several pairs 

 nest regularly in the Country Club district and about Waldo. 



