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City and not many at Manhattan. Its usual winter home is in southern 

 Kansas, the whole of Indian Territory, and northern Texas, Mr. Lloyd 

 states that it is a rare fall migrant in eastern Concho County, Tex. 

 In the spring of 1884 the northward movement commenced about the 

 1st of March, and the bulk left Gainesville, Tex., March 12. Three days 

 later the transients were at their height at Caddo, Ind. Ter. Those which 

 spent the winter at Caddo lefl March 10. The bulk arrived at Pierce 

 City, Mo., March 17, and the next day at Manhattan, Kans. At Alda, 

 Kebr., they were seen March 23, and then for more than a month there 

 was no advance. They appeared at Vermillion, Dak., May 3, and just 

 two weeks later at Argusville, Dak. It had been previously recorded 

 (May 10) by Miss Gertrude M. Lewis, at Frazee City, Minn. The bulk 

 seldom moves more than four or five days behind the van. Some very 

 late migrants were noted. One was seen at Gainesville, Tex., May 5, 

 and at Manhattan, Kans., May 20. It is surprising that a species Avhich 

 migrates so late should not stop to breed on this side of the boundary 

 line. It has never been found breeding in the United States, nor indeed 

 anywhere, for the nest and eggs are unknown. Mr. Abbott saw a male 

 at Turtle Creek, in central Dakota, in the latter part of July, 1881, but 

 saw no signs of breeding, and though Prof. Aughey says he has often 

 seen young in northeastern Nebraska, it is practically certain that it 

 does not breed within that State. If it breeds anywhere in the United 

 States it probably does so in northern Minnesota. Dr. Hatch says that 

 specimens have come under his notice with ovulatiou so far advanced 

 that he has no doubt they breed in the northeastern part of that State. 

 A curious circumstance connected with its migration in the spring of 

 1&81 was its entire absence from the vicinity of Ellis, Kans., where it is 

 usually present both spring and fall, and sometimes in great abundance. 

 Dr. Watson writes that in his study of migration at that point, extend- 

 ing over several years, nothing has struck him so forcibly as the great 

 disparity in the numbers of the several species in different years, as if 

 they visited Ellis merely from caprice; they are abundant one year, few 

 or wanting the next, common iu spring, scarce in the fall, and vice versa. 

 In the fall of 1881 the first Harris's Sparrow appeared at Des Moines, 

 Iowa, October 18 ; the bulk arrived October 25 and departed on the 

 same day, and none were seen there afterwards. The first came to 

 Gainesville, Tex., November 5. A few remained all winter as far north 

 as Manhattan, Kans. (latitude 39° 21'), and as far south as San Antonio, 

 Tex. (latitude 29° 27'), these two parallels forming the limits of the 

 winter range. 



Iu migration in the spring of 1885 it was seen at Mount Carmel, 

 Mo., April 28; Des Moines, Iowa, April 25; Lanesboro, Minn., May 10; 

 Heron Lake, Minn., May 12; and Shell River, Manitoba, May 15. 

 About forty were seen at White Earth, Miun., May 16, the first having 

 arrived a day or two before. At Gainesville, Tex., the last was seen 

 May 5 ; at Mount Carmel, Mo., May 3; Des Moines, Iowa, May 13 ; and 

 Manhattan, Kans,, May 23, 



