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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. 
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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 begis 
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 pa'ts 
nest regularly in the Country Club district and about Waldo. 
