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BULLETIN 128, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



(Goss); Pitrodie, S. Dak., June 1, 1888 (Cheney); Reaburn, Man., 

 June 4, 1893 (Dippie); Long Lake, Man., June 7, 1894 (Arnold); 

 Crane Lake, Sask., June 9, 1894 (Macoun); Big Quill Lake, Sask., 

 June 12, 1909 (Ferry); Terry, Mont., June 18, 1898 (Cameron); Lake 

 Valley, Cal., May 31, 1910 (Ray); Fort Klamath, Oreg., May 27, 

 1887 (Merrill); and downy young at Fort Keogh, Mont., June 8, 

 1889 (Thorne). 



Fall migration. — In the Mississippi Valley the number of sora is 

 probably greater than along the Atlantic coast, yet the marshes are 

 so numerous and extensive that sora never congregate in small areas 

 in such enormous numbers as in favorable localities on the coast. 



Fall migration. 



Place. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 years' 

 records. 



Average 

 date of 

 fall ar- 

 rival. 



Earliest date 

 of fall 

 arrival. 



Pachaco, Chihuahua.. 



La Barca, Jalisco 



Negrete, Michoacan... 



Bermuda 



Canaveral, Fla 



Ways Station, Ga 



Sullivans Island, S. C 



Raleigh.N.C 



Washington, D. C 



Diamond, La 



Bay St. Louis, Miss... 

 Monteer, Mo. (near). . 



Brownsville, Tex 



Fort Verde, Ariz 



Sept. 2 

 Aug. 13 



Sept. 8 

 Sept. 8 



Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Sept. 

 Aug. 

 Sept. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Sept. 

 Aug. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 



11, 1905 

 17, 1903 

 10, 1903 

 31,1847 

 16, 1889 

 25, 1886 

 14, 1910 

 21, 1894 



3, 1899 



1, 1897 

 23, 1S99 



4, 1902 

 18, 1888 



3, 1886 



Place. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 years' 

 records 



Average 



date of 



the last 



one seen. 



Latest date 

 of the last 

 one seen. 



Indian Head, Sask. . . 



Aweme, Man 



Ottawa, Ont 



Point Pelee, Ont 



Godbout, Que 



Montreal, Canada 



Southern Maine 



North Truro, Mass. . . 



Newport, R. I 



Erie, Pa 



Ossining, N. Y 



Washington, D. C 



Raleigh, N. C 



Kirkwood, Ga 



Keokuk, Iowa 



Delavan, Wis 



Topeka, Kans 



Badger, Nebr 



Sioux Falls, S. Dak... 



Antler, N. Dak 



Terry, Mont 



St. George, Utah 



Palmer, Mich 



Neebish Island, Mich 



Vicksburg, Mich 



Oberlin, Ohio 



Brookville, Ind 



Chicago, 111 



Sept. 6 



Aug. 19 

 Sept. 30 

 Oct. 7 



Oct. 10 



Oct. 21 



Oct. 14 



Oct. 19 



Oct. 15 



Oct. 10 

 Oct. 13 



Sept. 12 



Oct. 6 



OctVii' 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Nov. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Oct. 



25, 1904 

 3, 1907 



30. 1895 

 14, 1909 

 14, 1891 



7. 1893 

 26, 1904 



20. 1889 

 10, 1899 

 25, 1894 

 16, 1885 



9, 1878 

 30, 1891 



14. 1898 

 19, 1893 



22. 1896 

 18, 1902 



23. 1899 

 17, 1909 

 12, 1908 

 17, 1908 



3, 1909 



6. 1894 

 9, 1893 



17, 1902 



23. 1896 



14. 1890 



17. 1897 



