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Iowa (Des Moines), eastern Nebraska (Omaha, Lincoln and West 

 Point), central Kansas (Manhattan and Neosho Falls), Oklahoma 

 City and Kiowa Agency), and eastern Texas (Gainesville and 

 Austin). 



Along the Atlantic slope, near the coast, the species is common 

 north to the Dismal Swamp of Virginia, and rare locally, thence to 

 western Delaware (Choptank River). It breeds south to northern 

 Florida. It has occurred accidentally in Pennsylvania (Areola, May 

 15, 1887; near Philadelphia, May 1879; Allegheny County, May 17, 

 1892 ; Chester County, May ; Lancaster County) ; New Jersey, 

 (Haddonfield) ; New York (Montauk Point, L. I., August 26, 1886; 

 Jamaica, May 1849; Yonkers, June 2, 1895); Rhode Island, (South 

 Kingston, April 20, 1884; Lonsdale, April 29, 1892 and April 19, 

 1893); Massachusetts (South Abington; Northampton, May 1883; 

 Concord, May 9, 1886, August 17 and 23, 1886; Auburndale, June 

 19, 1890; Hyde Park, May 21, 1892; Mattapan Station September 15, 

 1894) ; New Brunswick (St. Stephens, October 30, 1862), and Arizona 

 (Tucson, May i, 1884). 



Winter Range. — Nicaragua to Venezuela; rarely north to 

 Yucatan. 



Spring Migration: Atlantic Coast. — The earliest record in the 

 United States for this species is Sombrero Key Light, Florida, March 

 II, 1888; the average date of arrival in northern Florida is the first 

 week in April, the earliest, being Suwanee River, March 22, 1890, 

 and Perdido Lighthouse, March 22, 1885. At Charleston, S. C, eight 

 struck the light April 8, 1902. At Cumberland, Ga., the earliest 

 record is April 10, 1902; on April 15, 1902 this was the most com- 

 mon among the birds that swarmed about the light; it was again 

 abundant the next night. The average at Raleigh, N. C, is April 18. 



Mississippi Valley. — At New Orleans, La., the earliest record is 

 March 13, 1888, the average being March 18. Additional records 

 are: Central Mississippi, average April 6, earliest April 3, 1889; 

 Lomita, Texas, March 26, 1880; Matagorda Island, Texas, March 

 31, 1900; Dallas, Texas, April 8, 1898, April 6, 1899; Manhattan, 

 Kansas, April 25, 1891, April 26, 1894, April 26, 1895; St. Louis, 

 Mo., April 18, 1884, April 20, 1885; Wabash County, Illinois, April 

 19, 1878; Knox County, Indiana, April 18, 188 1 ; Vigo County, 

 Indiana, April 10, 1896; Elkhart County, Indiana, April 27, 1891, 

 and Shiocton, Wis., May 4, 1882. 



Fall Migration.— The. eariiest records of fall migration are at 

 Raleigh, N. C, July 14, 1893 and 1894. and at Key West, Fla., July 



