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this season it has been noted north to Fort George, Que. (Bell), 

 York Factory, Keewatin (Preble), and Fort Resolution, Mackenzie 

 (Preble); and west to Red Deer, Alta. (Saunders). It has been seen 

 during the summer south to Calais, Me. (Boardman), Winnebago, 

 111. (Coues), Jefferson County, Wis. (Kumlien and Hollister), and in 

 Minnesota (Roberts). 



Winter range. — -The yellow rail winters on the Gulf coast from 

 Sandy Key, Fla, (Audubon), to Vermilion Bay, La. (McAtee); and 

 north on the Atlantic coast to Charleston, S. C. (Wayne). Indi- 

 viduals have been taken casually in winter much farther north to 

 Newbern, N. C, February, 1892 (Brimley); Sayville, N. Y., January 

 17, 1894 (Eaton); andSeaford, N. Y., December 4, 1908, and January 

 10, 1909 (Peavey). The species also has the remarkable record of 

 appearing on the Pacific coast in winter. It does not breed anywhere 

 west of the Rocky Mountains, but a few individuals seem to cross 

 the mountains in migration and have been noted at Scio, Oreg., Feb- 

 ruary 1, 1900 (Prill); Humboldt Bay, Cal., 1884 (Townsend); So- 

 noma, Cal., December 20, 1898 (Carriger); Point Reyes, Cal., Novem- 

 ber 19, 1900 (Mailliard) ; Cordelia, Cal. (Bryant); Martinez, Cal. 

 (Cooper); Alameda, Cal., November 7, 1900 (Cohen); Alvarado, 

 Cal., December 28, 1883 (Bryant); Alameda County, Cal., fall of 

 1897 (Kaeding); San Mateo County, Cal., November, 1897 (Tay- 

 lor); Berryessa, Cal. (Beck); and Sacaton, Ariz., March 28, 1909 

 (Gilman) . 



Spring migration. — The spring advance occupies nearly two months, 

 from late March to the middle of May. Yellow rails arrived at Fort 

 Macon, N. C, April 12, 1871 (Coues); Washington, D. C, March 28, 

 1884, and April 14, 1893 (Palmer); Erie, Pa., April 23, 1904 (Todd); 

 Princeton, N. J., April 10, 1895 (PhiUips); Oakdale, N. Y., April 29, 



1887 (Dutcher); Murray, N. Y., April 21, 1894 (Posson); Bridgeport, 

 Conn., March 24, 1888 (Averill); Wakefield Meadows, Mass., May 9, 



1888 (Webster); Dedham, Mass., May 26, 1906 (McKechnie); St. 

 Louis, Mo., March 27, 1876 (Widmann); Lebanon, 111., April 5, 1877 

 (Jones); Chicago, 111., April 12, 1888 (Woodruff); Detroit, Mich., 

 March 25, 1908 (Taverner); Lake Maxinkuckee, Ind., March 22, 1901 

 (Evermann); Kankakee Marsh, Ind., April 2, 1885 (Perry); Toronto, 

 Ont., April 24, 1899 (Fleming); Two Rivers, Wis., May 22, 1890 

 (Fisher); Elk River, Minn., May 14, 1885 (Bailey); Lake Wilson, 

 Minn., May 13, 1909 (Peters); Lawrence, Kans., April 18, 1885 (Goss); 

 and Lincoln, Nebr., April 30, 1909 (Zimmer). 



The species has been noted at Darien, Ga., as late as March 29, 

 1890 (Worthington), and at Bay St. Louis, Miss., until April 21, 1902 

 (Allison). 



Eggs have been taken at Winnebago, 111., May 17, 1863, and near 

 Devils Lake, N. Dak., June 4, 1901, June 8, 1903, and June 9, 1910. 



