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the United States in early May, as shown by the following dates of 

 arrival: Long Island, New York, average May 4, earliest April 21, 

 1906 (Latham); eastern Massachusetts, average May 8; city of 

 Quebec, average May 2, earliest April 28, 1900 (Dionne); Chicago, 

 111., average May 8, earliest May 4, 1898 (Gault) ; Oberlin, Ohio, aver- 

 age May 12, earliest May 8, 1905 (Jones); southern Ontario, av&tage 

 May 15; earliest May 8, 1889 (Mcllwraith); Ottawa, Ontario, average 

 May 18, earliest Maiy 10, 1888 (White) ; Onaga, Kans., average Mayll, 

 earliest May 9, 1904 (Crevecoeur) ; southern Saskatchewan, average 

 May 17, earliest May 12, 1903 (Harvey); Fort Kesolution, May 19, 

 1860 (Kennicott) ; Fort Providence, May 15, 1905 (Mills); Fort Simp- 

 son, May 17, 1904 (Preble) ; Loveland, Colo., average April 21, earliest 

 April 19, 1890 (Smith); Cheyenne, Wyo., average April 28, earliest 

 April 23 1888 (Bond) ; Newport, Oreg., average April 29, earliest April 

 21, 1901 (Bretherton) ; southern British Columbia, average April 22, 

 earliest April 20, 1905 (Brooks) ; Nulato, Alaska, May 11, 1867 (Dall) ; 

 Kowak River, Alaska, May 15, 1899 (Grinnell). 



Eggs were taken near Fort Anderson, Mackenzie, June 21, 1862; 

 June 24, 1863, and June 30, 1864 (MacFarlane) ; Yakutat Bay, 

 Alaska, June 21, 1899 (Merriam); downy ybUng at Lake Marsh, 

 Yukon, July 2, 1899 (Bishop), and an egg ready to lay at the KoWak 

 Eiver, Alaska, June 1, 1899 (Grinnell). 



Fall migration. — The following dates of arrival show how very 

 early some individuals of the species must start; southward: Sitka, 

 Alaska, common July 2, 1896 (Grinnell) ; southern British Columbia, 

 July 2, 1889 (Brooks); North Dalles, Wash., July 4, 1897 (Fisher); 

 near San Diego, Calif., July 13, 1894 (Mearns); Fort Bridger, Wyo., 

 July 13, 1858 (Drexler); Lincoln, Nebr., July 14, 1900 (Wolcott); 

 Detroit, Mich., July 9, 1905 (Swales), July 7, 1906 (Taverner) ; near 

 Toronto, Ontario, July 4, 1891 (Nash); Lexington, Ky., July 16, 

 1906 (Dean); Long Island, New York, avel-age July 8, earliest July 

 .6, 1898 (Wcsrthington) ; Bahamas, July 16, 1903 (Riley), July 18, 

 1904 (Allen) ; the Lesser Antilles, the middle of July (Feilden) ; off . 

 the coast of Venezuela, July 23, 1892 (Hartert). 



Some dates of the last seen are: Cape Blossona, Alaska, August 10, 

 1898 (Grinnell); southern British Columbia, avelrage September 11, 

 latfest September 18, 1903 (Brooks); Aweme, Manitoba, average Sep- 

 tember 4, latest September 26, 1899 (Criddle) ; Long Island, New York, 

 September 17, 1905 (Latham); Erie, Pa., October 3, 1895 (Todd); 

 Back River, Maryland, November 3, 18'94 (Kirkwood). 

 Xiong-toed Stint. Pisobia damacensis (Horsf.). 



The long-toed stint is a species of eastern Asia, accidental in 

 North America. It breeds in eastern Siberia, Kamchatka, Bering 

 Island, and south to the Kurile Islands; west probably to the valley 

 of the Lena River. This statement of breeding range is based on 



