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the next day, it is evident that the first caine some days sooner, proba- 

 ably March 24. East of the Mississippi, arrivals were noted March 24 

 at Lake Mills, Wis., and at West De Pere, Wis., so that this must have 

 been a great day for the migration of Juncos as it was for many other 

 species. Additional records from the region east of the Mississippi 

 show that it reached Chicago March 20 and Milwaukee March 22. In 

 Dakota, arrivals were reported at Argusville and Larimore March 27 ; 

 and at Two Rivers, Manitoba, April 15. 



The bulk was not very far behind the van, traversing Iowa about 

 March 25, and arriving in Minnesota up to latitude 45° on the 27th and 

 28th, while April 20 the main flocks reached Portage la Prairie, Mani- 

 toba, latitude 50°. In northeastern Iowa and southeastern Minnesota, 

 they were most numerous April 10. On the same day they were marked 

 "innumerable" at Waukou, and at Lanesboro "numerous beyond all 

 reckoning." The record of the departure of the bulk was more regular 

 and extended than that of its arrival. It is as follows: Texas, latitude 

 33° 36', March 13; Indian Territory, latitude 34° IP, March 10; Indian 

 Territory, latitude 35° 37', March 20; Missouri, latitude 38° 40', March 

 27 ; Missouri, latitude 38° 45', March 31 ; Kansas, latitude 39° 12', April 

 1; Iowa, latitude '42° 18', April 10; Iowa, latitude 43° 15', April 17; 

 Dakota, latitude 42° 56', April 21 ; Minnesota, latitude 43° 43', April 

 2t ; Minnesota, latitude 43° 48', April 20; Minnesota, latitude 45° 25', 

 April 28. The records from latitude 42° 56', in Dakota, and 43° 48', 

 in Minnesota, were a little later than the others from the same latitude 

 because these stations are farther west. All the irregular notes were 

 made April 16, and came from latitude 3G° 56', in Missouri, and latitude 

 41° 36' and 42° OP, in Iowa. The records of the "last one seen" are 

 also quite regular, and will be given in full. The last Junco seen at 

 latitude 33° 36', in Texas, was April 23; at latitude 38° 40' and 38° 45', 

 in Missouri, April 24; at latitude 30° 19', in Illinois, April 23; at lat- 

 itude 40° 50', in Iowa, April 25; latitude 41° 5P, in Illinois, April 30: 

 latitude 42° 18', in Iowa, April 24; latitude 43° 15', in Iowa, April 30; 

 latitude 43° 43', in Minnesota, April 30; latitude 44° 32', in Minnesota, 

 May 1 ; latitude 44° 45', in Wisconsin, May 4. The irregular dates of 

 departure are: Latitude 34° IP, in Indian Territory, March 26; latitude 

 39° 12', iu Kausas, April 13; latitude 42° 56', in Dakota, May 3; and 

 latitude 42° 16', in Illinois, April 12. The total number of notes sent in 

 on this species was ninety-eight. The average time given from the arri- 

 val of the first to the arrival of the bulk was seven days, and from the 

 departure of the bulk to the date of the last one seen, seventeen days. 

 Mr. J. A. Balmer sent the following notes from Danville, 111. (latitude 

 40° 08') : 



Many large flocks wintered here, but the bulk left by the 1st of May. On June 1 I 

 noticed a male bird ; June 7, both male and female ; and again, on June 21, I saw a 

 male bird, always near the same spot. This led me to think the pair might be nest- 

 ing here. I have searched pretty thoroughly for their nest, but without success. 



