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and April 28, when it was noted all over Iowa, Ilinois, and Minnesota 
up to latitude 48° 43’. Two days later it had reached latitude 44° 32’, 
Minnesota, and May 3 was reported from Elk River, Minn. (lat. 45° 25’). 
In the east it was a trifle slower, not being noted at West De Pere, Wis. 
(lat. 44° 26’), until May 6. The last one left Saint Louis May 9. 
Tn the fall of 1884, at Elk River, Minn., the first and bulk of Red- 
poll Warblers appeared September 21, and the last was seen October 1. 
In the spring of 1885 the records of its migration were not very reg- 
ular. After the first had been seen at Saint Louis, Mo., the next 
records were from Rockford, Ill., and Durand, Wis., where it was re- 
ported April 26. During the last three days of April it appeared at 
Des Moines, Iowa, Coralville, Iowa, Chicago, Ill., Waukon, Iowa, and 
Lanesboro, Minn. May 4 it arrived at Elk River, Minn., and May 5 at 
New Richmond, Wis. At Saint Louis the bulk was present April 22 
to April 29, and the last was noted May 12. At Waukon, Iowa, the 
last was seen May 13; at Rockford, Ill., May 16; and at Lanesboro,. 
Minn., May 18. At White Earth, Minn., it was very abundant May 16. 
In the fall of 1885 the first came to Eik River, Minn., September 28, 
and to Lanesboro, Minn., September 30. None were seen at Elk River, 
Minn., after September 28; at Lanesboro, Minn., after October 2; nor 
at Saint Louis, Mo., after October 26. In Kansas it is a rare migrant 
(Goss). 
672a. Dendroica palmarum hypochrysea Ridgw. [113a.] Yellow Palm Warbler. 
This is the eastern representative of the foregoing. It breeds in the 
Atlantic coast region from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to Hudson 
Bay, and winters in the South Atlantic and Gulf States as far west as 
Louisiana. 
673. Dendroica discolor (Vieill.). [114.] Prairie Warbler. 
The Prairie Warbler winters in Florida and the West Indies, pro- 
ceeds up the Mississippi Valley to Illinois (and accidentally to Wiscon- 
sin), and extends west to eastern Kansas and eastern Nebraska. It is 
not yet known from Minnesota, though it has been taken by Dr. King 
at West Liberty, Iowa. In the spring of 1884 it was observed at one 
station only, namely, Pierce City, Mo., where it arrived April 27. It 
is quite rare in all the northern portions of its range. 
674. Seiurus aurocapillus (Linn.). [115]. Ovenbird; Golden-crowned Thrush. 
The Ovenbird is an inhabitant of the eastern United States, ranging 
westward to the eastern foot-hills of the Rocky Mountains. It breeds 
throughout Manitoba and the northern half of the Mississippi Valley. 
It breeds abundantly in central and western Dakota, and in Kansas it 
is a common summer resident. This is rather an early migrant for a 
Warbler. In the spring of 1884 its record was so thoroughly mixed 
that we can only surmise that it reached latitude 37° in the early part 
of April, and latitude 39° the middle of the month. In Minnesota it 
appeared at’ Lanesboro April 26, Red Wing April 29, and was re- 
