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somewhat later, At Gainesville, Tex., they appeared May 12, and re- 
mained about two weeks. At Alda, Nebr., the first arrival was May 14, 
while at Ellis, Kans., farther west, and in latitude 38° 55’, they were 
not seen until May 25. The notes received from observers contained 
little more than the dates of first appearance and the arrival of the 
bulk. The few records from near the southern border of the district 
leave us in doubt as to the extent to which Catbirds wintered in that 
section; but we know from previous records that they are somewhat 
common in the Gulf States east of Texas, and occasionally in mild win- 
ters a few have been found in southern Illinois; but in Texas, even , 
in the southern part, the Catbird is rare during the winter, and not very 
common during migration or in summer. The notes from Mr. Wid- 
mann, of Saint Louis, are in striking contrast to those of most observ- 
ers. They read: ‘ 
April 25, first one mewing; April 28, still scarce; April 29, bulk arrived; May 5, 
height of season, great numbers present, chasing, singing, mewing, fighting, bulk of 
transients present; May 8, bulk of transients departed ; May 10, building. 
The Catbird is also reported as building at Manhattan, Kans., May 9. 
In the fall of 1884 only four notes were contributed on the migration 
of the Catbird. At Williamstown, Iowa, the bulk departed August 28, 
and the last was seen September 11. At Unadilla, Nebr., the last was 
seen August 9; at Des Moiues, Iowa, September 24; and at Mount Car- 
mel, Mo., September 22; the bulk having left one ‘week previously. 
In the spring of 1885, the earliest record of the movements of this 
species came from the northern edge of its usual winter home. At 
Corinth, Miss., the first was seen April 9, but no more until April 14. 
By April 17 they were reported at Shawneetown, IIl., probably coming 
with the warm wave which culminated there the night before. At 
Saint Louis, Mo., they were first seen April 20; and at Paris, IIL, April 
22. With the exception of two stragglers seen at Manhattan, Kans., 
April 21, no record of movement at this time was made in the country, 
west of the.Mississippi River. The birds rested until the pronounced 
warm wawe of the last few days of the month, and then moved forward. 
Records were received of its presence, April 28 and April 29, at Pe- 
oria, Aledo, and Hennepin, Ill.; Keokuk, Iowa; Glasgow, Mo., together 
with a note on its second arrival at Manhattan, Kans. The first was 
recorded May 1, at Reeds and Mount Carmel, Mo., and by both of the 
observers at Fayette, Mo., indicating that there was a special move- 
-meut in Missouri on that date. The Catbirds did not rest very long 
before the next movement. Their advance may be seen from the fol- 
lowing dates: They reached Richmond, Iowa, May 2; Mount Pleasant, 
Iowa, and Tampico, Ill., May 3; Chicago, Ill., Rockford, IIl., and Leeds 
Center, Wis., May 4. During the cold weather of the second week of 
May odd records were made at Grinnell and Waukon, Iowa; Delavan, 
Wis., and Lanesboro, Minn., where Catbirds were seen May 7 and May 
8; on May 12 they were reported from Williamstown, Lowa; Rochester, 
