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In the fall of 1884 the first migrant was reported from Mount Carmel, 

 Mo., November 11. It first appeared at Emporia, Kans., September 25, 

 and the species had become common there by October 20. 



In the spring of 1885 few Geese left their winter home until the 

 migration season had fairly opened ; the winter had been too severe to 

 invite them to remain north of their usual winter range. A flock was 

 seen at Keokuk, Iowa, January 4, and another at Glasgow, Mo., January 

 6. At Shawneetown, 111., they remained in large numbers most of the 

 winter, though during the blizzards they disappeared for a few days. 

 A few early migrants were noted at Fayette, Mo., February 2, and at 

 Sedalia, Mo., February 9, but no pronounced movement took place un- 

 til February 28. This was two days later than the movement com- 

 menced in 1884, and there was no similarity whatever in the order of 

 advance for the two years, 1884 and 1885. In the spring of 1884 the 

 van kept very nearly along the same parallel on all three lines of mi- 

 gration during its advance from latitude 39° to latitude 45°, while in 

 1885 the migratory movement was peculiar. If, with the eastern ex- 

 tremity of Lake Superior for a center, segments of circles are drawn 

 over the Upper Mississippi Valley, the first extending from central Da- 

 kota to southern Illinois, the next from the northwest corner of Iowa to 

 east central Illinois, a third passing through northeastern Iowa, and a 

 fourth ending at Chicago, these lines would represent the progress of 

 the advance line of Geese during the mouth of March, 1885. Nothing 

 similar to this has been noticed in the movement of any other species 

 during either 1884 or 1885. The records group themselves around four 

 sets of dates, namely, March 1-5, March 10-12, March 26-27, and March 

 39-31. On the last day of February large numbers of Geese passed 

 Saint Louis, and March 1 they were seen at Ellsworth, Kans. During 

 the first five days of March they were noted at Griggsville, 111., Mount 

 Pleasant, Iowa, Ferry, Iowa, Knoxville, Iowa, Eichmond, Iowa, Grin- 

 nell, Iowa, Newton, Iowa, Emmetsburgh, Iowa, Unadilla,Nebr., Lin wood, 

 Nebr. (a flock had been seen at Linwood as early as February 26), Sioux 

 City, Iowa, and Grand View, Dak. March 6 they came to Paris and 

 Aledo, 111. March 10-12 they appeared at Tampico, 111. (two observers). 

 Morning Sun, Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (two observers), Heron Lake, 

 Minn., and Saint Cloud, Minn. March 26 and 27 they were noted at 

 Williamstown, Iowa, Durand Wis., and Elk Eiver, Minn. Not until the 

 last days of March did they arrive at Batavia, 111., Fernwood, 111., 

 Chicago, 111., Delavan, Wis., and Lake Mills, Wis. The remaining rec- 

 ords are: Menoken, Dak., March 26 j Argusville, Dak., and Two Rivers, 

 Manitoba, April 1, and Oak Point, Manitoba, April 7. In the fall of 

 1885 the last Goose was seen at Ossowa, Manitoba, November 28 ; at 

 Heron Lake, Minn., December 1, and at Grinnell, Iowa, December 5. 

 The first migrant was seen at Grinnell, Iowa, October 20; at Saint 

 Louis, Mo., September 6; at Eichmond, Kans., October 17 j at Shaw- 

 neetown, 111., September 28 ; and at Bonham, Tex. ; November 11. The 



