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and April 28, when it was noted all over Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota 

 up to latitude 43° 43'. Two days later it had reached latitude 44° 32', 

 Minnesota, and May 3 was reported from Elk Eiver, Minn. (lat. 45° 25'). 

 In the east it was a trifle slower, not being noted at West De Pere, Wis. 

 (lat. 44o 26'), until May 6. The last one left Saint Louis May 9. 



In the fall of 1884, at Elk Eiver, Minn., the first and bulk of Bed- 

 poll Warblers appeared September 21, and the last was seen October 1. 



In the spring of 1885 the records of its migration were not very reg- 

 ular. After the first had been seen at Saint Louis, Mo., the next 

 records were from Eockford, 111., and Durand, Wis., where it was re- 

 ported April 26. During the last three days of April it appeared at 

 Des Moines, Iowa, Coralville, Iowa, Chicago, 111., Waukon, Iowa, and 

 Lanesboro, Minn. May 4 it arrived at Elk Eiver, Minn., and May 5 at 

 New Eichmoncl, Wis. At Saint Louis the bulk was present April 22 

 to April 29, and the last was noted May 12. At Waukon, Iowa, the 

 last was seen May 13; at Eockford, 111., May 16 ; and at Lanesboro, 

 Minn., May 18. At White Earth, Minn., it was very abundant May 16. 



In the fall of 1885 the first came to -Elk Eiver, Minn., September 28, 

 and to Lanesboro, Minn., September 30. None were seen at Elk Eiver, 

 Minn., after September 28; at Lanesboro, Minn., after October 2; nor 

 at Saint Louis, Mo., after October 26. In Kansas it is % rare migrant 

 (Goss). 



672 a. Dendroica palmarum hypochrysea Eidgw. [113a.] Yellow Palm Warbler. 



This is the eastern representative of the foregoing. It breeds in the 

 Atlantic coast region from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to Hudson 

 Bay, and winters in the South Atlantic and Gulf States as far west as 

 Louisiana. 



673. Dendroica discolor (Vieill.). [114.] Prairie Warbler. 



The Prairie Warbler winters in Florida and the West Indies, pro- 

 ceeds up the Mississippi Valley to Illinois (and accidentally to Wiscon- 

 sin), and extends west to eastern Kansas and eastern Nebraska. It is 

 not yet known from Minnesota, though it has been taken by Dr. King 

 at West Liberty, Iowa. In the spring of 1884 it was observed at one 

 station only, namely, Pierce City, Mo., where it arrived April 27. It 

 is quite rare in all the northern portions of its range. 



674. Seiurus aurocapillus (Linn.). [115]. Overibird; Golden-crowned Thrash. 



The Ovenbird is an inhabitant of the eastern United States, ranging 

 westward to the eastern foot-hills of the Eocky Mountains. It breeds 

 throughout Manitoba and the northern half of the Mississippi Valley. 

 It breeds abundantly in central and western Dakota, and in Kansas it 

 is a common summer resident. This is rather an early migrant for a 

 Warbler. In the spring of 1884 its record was so thoroughly mixed 

 that we can only surmise that it reached latitude 37° in the early part 

 of April, and latitude 39° the middle of the month. In Minnesota it 

 appeared at Lanesboro April 26, Bed Wing April 29, and was re- 



