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Minn., and Stoughton, Wis. Early birds had been seen at Lake City, 
Minn., May 3, and at Elk River, Minn., May 6. The regular advance 
did not reach thesé places until May 15, on which date it was reported 
also at Hastings and Minneapolis, Minn., and River Falls, New Rich- 
mend, and Green Bay, Wis. The next day (May 16) about twenty were 
seen at White Earth, Minn. During the cold period the bulk overtook 
the advance guard, so that by the middle of May the van and bulk were 
moving almost together. This is shown by the fact that while May 15 
marked the arrival of the first at the above-named stations, enough 
more came the next night to make the species common May 16. May 
20 they were recorded as arriving at Huron, Dak. No reports were 
received from the region between latitude 45° and latitude 49°, but May 
25 and 26 they occupied the whole of Manitoba to latitude 50° 30’, 
In the fall of 1885 the last Catbird left Elk River, Minn., September 
12; Des Moines, Iowa, September 18; and Mount Carmel, Mo., Sep- 
tember 10, At Saint Loais, Mo., they were numerous from September 
16 to 26; the bulk left September 29, and the last followed October 6. 
Very late migrants were seen at Milwaukee, Wis., October 24, and 
al’ayette, Mo., November 20; while at Bonham, Tex., where they had 
been reported during the three previous winters, not a Catbird was 
seen during the winter of 1885-86. 
705. Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.). [13.] Brown Thrasher. 
The Brown Thrasher is a common summer resident throughout the 
Mississippi Valley and Manitoba, aud winters in the Gulf States and 
southward. In 1884 reports upon its migration were received from 85 
observers. The species is so easily recognized that it is not likely to be 
overlooked, but its movements on its first arrival are so stealthy and 
retired that it may be present for several days without being observed, 
unless the weather is fine. In the winter of 1883~84 it was reported 
as a winter resident at Waverly, Miss., Mermenton, La., and Abbe- 
ville, La., being abundant at the two last-mentioned places. At Cor- 
inth, Miss., a single bird was seen December 28, 1883, and January 10, 
1884. ‘The observer adds that they were never seen there before during 
thirty years residence. They have been known to winter as far north 
as southern Illinois. The first record of its appearance north of Mis- 
sissippi and Louisiana in 1884 was made at Danville, Ill., March 15. 
This was probably a straggler. The first general movement took 
place about March 22. On that day a single male, in high plumage; 
but silent, appeared at Saint Louis. The following day three males 
were observed at their old stands, in song. The same day (March 23) 
it was reported from Odin and Carlinville, Il].; and April 1 from Hills- 
borough and Griggsville, Il. April 4 the bulk arrived at Reeds, Mo., 
and April 10 at Mount Carmel, Mo. April 12 the first arrived at Lin- 
wood, Nebr. Two days later the bulk reached Saint Louis, Mo. April 
17 the first appeared at Manhattan, Kans., and April 19 at Coleta, Il. 
This date was the height of the season at Saint Louis, Mo., where the 
