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Potomac, they were reported at Occoquani Creek (21) on the 

 20th, and between Washington and Alexandria (21) on the 

 22nd, though birds were exposed for sale in "Washington (21) 

 as early as the 14th, and in the following January were again 

 reported between Washington and Alexandria (21). 



In North Carolina, at Newbern (20), on the 22nd or the 

 23rd of December. 



In South Carolina, at Anderson, December 19th. "Anderson 

 is the seat of the county of the same name, in the extreme 

 north-western portion of the State, lat. about 34° 36' N., 

 long. 5° 38' W. from Washington, not far below the Blue 

 Ridge, and about 196 miles from the nearest point on the 

 sea-coast " (18). 



On the St. Lawrence the birds were noticed first at Rock- 

 port (28), near Kingston, in December, just before the river 

 was frozen over ; and, entering Lake Ontario, some turned 

 south, and passing into New York State were taken at 

 Seneca Lake (17) on the 23rd, at Pen Tan (31) on the 20th, 

 and the following March were found alive ee in a famished 

 condition on the ice of Sandy Creek " (26) at Murray, in 

 Orleans County. 



On the north shore of Lake Ontario they appeared at 

 Toronto on December 18th, and were numerous on the 21st. 

 On the 23rd they were recorded at Niagara Palls, Ontario. 

 In Lake Erie, on the north shore at Dunn ville on the 19th, 

 and the same day much further west at Blenheim, near 

 Rondeau. On the south shore of the lake they appeared 

 at Erie, Pennsylvania (37), on the 18th, and following 

 the shore west, were at Ashtabula (34) and Pairport (34) on 

 the 18th, at Loraine (34) and Sandusky (14), all in Ohio, on 

 the 19th. 



The Lake Erie records are interesting as showing how 

 quickly the birds were able to reach all points on a lake 

 nearly 200 miles long and 30 across. On reaching the end of 

 Lake Erie the flight seems to have divided, part making 

 a very remarkable overland flight straight through Ohio to 

 Indiana, and were reported at Zanesville (14), in Wells County, 

 on the 18th, further south near Indianapolis (14) on the 

 13th, at Hazelrigg (14), in Boone County, on the 15th, at 

 Powler (14), Benton County, about the 20th, at Iroquois 



