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were noted March 15 and March 16 at Mount Pleasant and Morning Sun, 
Towa, and Aledo aud Peoria, Ill., though it is probable that at all four of 
these places the birds actually came March 1!. March 25 and March 26 
they were found moving in the vicinity of Lake Michigan, at Batavia, 
Ill.; Delavan, Wis., and S:oughton, Wis. March 27 they reached Mil- 
waukee, Wis., and Williamstown, Iowa. The last days of March and the 
first day of April were days of enormous migration in the Upper Mis- 
siss:ppi Vailey, bringing Meadow-larks to Waukon, Iowa; Lanesboro, 
Minn.; Lake City, Minn.; Leeds Centre, Wis.; Ripon, Wis.; and New 
Cassel, Wis. April 5 they were noted from Durand, Wis.; River Falls, 
Wis., and Green Bay, Wis.; and April 6 a half dozen were seen at White 
Earth, Minn. In the fall of 1885 the last left River Falls, Wis., Septem- 
ber 26; Grinnell and Iowa City, Iowa, October 11; Des Moines, Iowa, 
October 18; Fernwood, Ill., October 25; and Mount Carmel, Mo., No- 
vember 13. The first migrant reached Bonham, Tex., October 14; the 
next October 16; and the species was common there October 20. 
501a. Sturnella magna mexicana (Scl.). [263a.] Mexican Meadowlark. 
From Mexico this form reaches only a little way into our district, 
‘keeping near the Rio Grande River, where it is common in summer. It 
was recorded by Mr. Negley as common at Eagle Pass, Tex. 3 
$01 b. Sturnella magna neglecta (Aud.). [264b.] Western Meadowlark. 
Chiefly a bird of the Plains. Breeds from western Manitoba south- 
ward. It breeds commonly in western Minnesota (Roberts & Benner, 
Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. V, 1880, p.15). It is a common resident in 
western and middle Kansas (Goss). On the western line of migration, 
inthe Mississippi Valley, the eastern Meadow-lark is replaced by this 
form, which is well marked both in plumage and song. In the eastern 
parts of Texas, Indian Territory, Kansas, Nebraska, and Dakota the 
eastern form predominates, but on the Plains farther west it disap- 
pears and is replaced by S. neglecta, which is found as far eastward as 
northeastern Iowa and northern Illinois. 
At San Angelo, Tex., it was reported as resident. Probably the 
greater number pass northward to breed, since at Mason, Tex., the 
bulk was reported as departing March 31, 1884, though a few remained 
as late as April 17. At Caddo, Ind. Ter., it was reported as resident, 
outnumbering the eastern form. In full migration it was abundant, in 
flocks of 200 to 500; but only a few were seen in the coldest weather. 
The first of the transients returned February 16. At Ellis, Kans., the 
first arrived March 10; and at Manhattan, Kans., a pair remained all 
wiuter on the farm of the State Agricultural College. The first mi- 
grants came March1; the bulk came March 13. On March 18 large 
flocks were secn in full song. Some of the eastern form accompanied 
them, but they were not numerous. Both magna and neglecta breed 
here, but neglecta is much move abundant. Nests were seen as early as 
May 9. Two broods are raised in a season. At Vermillion, Dak., 
