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Galien, Benton Harbor, Edwardsburg, Mich. Mineral Springs, 

 Tamarack, Millers, Dune Park, Michigan City, Mishawaka, 

 North Liberty, Lakeville, etc. 



HYDRASTIS 'Ellis, Linn., Syst., ed. lo, p. 1088, (1759) May. 



Warnera Miller Gardeners' Diet., (1759) June (1763) Abr. 

 Gard. Diet., Warneria Miller, Abr. Gard. Diet., (1763). 



Hydrastis canadensis Ellis, 1. c. 



Warnera canadensis Miller Gard. Diet., (1768). 



Lake Maxinkuckee (H. W. Vlarke), Nos. 523, 468, 823, 402, 

 60S, 1892, 2553, 2531, 6060, 11041, N. of Notre Dame. Reported 

 by Kaczmarek from south of Laporte. Found also in Stude- 

 baker's woods, S. of So. Bend, but very scarce. 



(To be continued.) 



MIGRATION OF OUR BIRDS IN THE 

 AUTUMN OF 1913. 



BY BROTHER ALPHONSUS, C. S. C. 



The autumn migration of our birds began on August 3, with 

 the departure of the Yellow Warbler. The Orchard Oriole was 

 last recorded on July 22, but this can not have been appromixately 

 the time of the bird's migration; for in 191 2 the last record 

 was nearly a month later — on August 20. Another species that 

 was observed for the last time on July 15 was the Bobolink, which 

 is the latest record I have ever made for this species. The last 

 week in August marked the arrival of the first migrants — notably 

 warblers — from the north. The total number of migrants ob- 

 served this autumn was considerably larger than any previous 

 records for the same season. The writer's own diligence and good 

 fortune may account for this notable increase. 



In September the arrival of migrants from the north con- 

 tinued throughout the month, the total number being 20 species. 

 The very early arrival of the Snowbird was unprecedented, for 

 last autumn this species was first observed on vSept. 28. The 

 Kingbird's date of migration was the latest I have ever recorded — 

 no doubt due to the very warm weather in the early part of Sep- 

 tember. The Crested Flycatcher migrated 5 days earlier than last 

 autumn. The last record for the Chipping Sparrow in 191 2 was 



