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22 and 23, when the species suddenly spread from latitude 39° to lati- 

 tude 41° 3S' in Iowa, and latitude 41° 36' in Illinois, with an adven- 

 turous bird at latitude 42° IS' in Iowa and another at latitude 43° 43' in 

 Minnesota, which latter was reported to have been seen at intervals all 

 winter. By April 6 the van had reached latitude 44° 47' in Minnesota, 

 and latitude 44° 22' in Wisconsin. April 14 they were recorded from 

 Elk Eiver, Minn, (latitude 45° 25'); April 20 from Frazee City, Minn, 

 (latitude 46° 33'), and May 5 from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. In the 

 West, as usual, they were later. At Gainesville, Tex., the first was 

 heard March 17, and at Manhattan, Kans., two days later. At Ellis, 

 Kans., none were seen until April 3 ; and April 21 they came to Ver- 

 million, Dak. 



In the fall of 1884 the bulk of the Kingfishers left Williamstown, 

 Iowa, August 28, and the last on the same day. At Des Moines, Iowa, 

 the last was seen September 17, and at Mount Oarmel, Mo., October 12. 

 At Lanesboro, Minn., a Kingfisher was seen December 5. 



In the spring of 1885 the first noted in migration was seen at Paris, 

 111., March 5, the next at Shawneetown, 111., March 12; the next at Glas- 

 gow, Mo., and the next March 26, at Laporte City, Iowa, and at Mount 

 Carmel, Mo. During the rest of March arrivals were noted from Man- 

 hattan, Kans.; Emporia, Kans.; Hennepin, 111.; Saint Louis, Mo.; and 

 Grinnell, Iowa. During the first two days of April they appeared at 

 Peoria, 111.; Knoxville, Iowa; Iowa City, Iowa; Aledo, 111.; Tampico, 

 111., and Lanesboro, Minn. From April 4 to April 6 they were reported 

 from Fernwood, 111.; Milwaukee, Wis. ; Durand, Wis. ; Hastings, Minn.; 

 and Elk Eiver, Minn. They reached Luck, Wis., April 24, and Shell 

 Eiver, Manitoba, May 1. 



In the fall of 1885, at Elk Eiver, Minn., the last was seen September 

 16; at Eiver Falls, Wis., October 9 ; at Des Moines, Iowa, October 24; 

 while at Lanesboro, Minn., near a rapid stream, which is very late in 

 freezing, they were still present November 30. 



391. Ceryle cabanisi (Tschnd.). [383.] Texas Kingfisher. 



As its name implies, this bird inhabits Texas, though the center of 

 its distribution is in tropical America. Mr. Lloyd says he has found it 

 in Nueces and Frio Canons, in Edwards county, but not further north. 

 Mr. Henry recorded it as a rare summer resident in Mason county, a 

 few miles northeast of Edwards county, In April, 1878, its eggs were 

 taken in Comal county, Tex., by Mr. W. H. Werner (Bull. Xutt. Ornith. 

 Club, Vol. IY, 1879, pp. 79, 80). It is probably resident throughout its 

 range. 



392. Campephilus principalis (Linn.). [359.] Ivory-billed Woodpecker. 



This is the largest Woodpecker of the Mississippi Valley, to the 

 southern part of which it is limited, as far as our district is concerned. 

 It is a resident wherever found. Eidgway says it was formerly resident 

 in southern Illinois, but is now extinct in most parts of that State. At 



