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somewhat later. At Gainesville, Tex., tbey appeared May 12, and re- 

 mained about two weeks. At Alda, Nebr., the first arrival was May 14, 

 while at Ellis, Kans., farther west, and in latitude 38° 55', they were 

 not seen until May 25, The notes received from observers contained 

 little more than the dates of first appearance and the arrival of the 

 bulk. The few records from near the southern border of the district 

 leave us in doubt as to the extent to which Catbirds wintered in that 

 section ; but we know from previous records that they are somewhat 

 common in the Gulf States east of Texas, and occasionally in mild win- 

 ters a few have been found in southern Illinois ; but in Texas, even 

 in the southern part, the Catbird is rare during the winter, aud not very 

 common during migration or in summer. The notes from Mr. Wid- 

 mann, of Saint Louis, are in striking contrast to those of most observ- 

 ers. They read: 



April 25, first one mewing ; April 28, still scarce ; April 29, "bulk arrived ; May 5, 

 height of season, great numbers present, chasing, singing, mewing, fighting, hulk of 

 transients present; May 8, bulk of transients departed ; May 10, building. 



The Catbird is also reported as building at Manhattan, Kans., May 9. 



In the fall of 1881 only four notes were contributed on the migration 

 of the Catbird. At Williamstown, Iowa, the bulk departed August 28, 

 and the last was seen September 11. At Unadilla, Nebr., the last was 

 seen August 9; at Des Moines, Iowa, September 24; and at Mount Car- 

 mel, Mo., September 22; the bulk having left one week previously. 



In the spring of 1885, the earliest record of the movements of this 

 species came from the northern edge of its usual winter home. At 

 Corinth, Miss., the first was seen April 9, but no more until April 14. 

 By April 17 they were reported at Shawneetown, 111., probably coming 

 with the warm wave which culminated there the night before. At 

 Saint Louis, Mo., they were first seen April 20; and at Paris, 111., April 

 22. With the exception of two stragglers seen at Manhattan, Kans., 

 April 21, no record of movement at this time was made in the country 

 west of the Mississippi River. The birds rested until the pronounced 

 warm wave of the last few days of the month, and then moved forward. 

 Records were received of its presence, April 28 and April 29, at Pe- 

 oria, Aledo, and Hennepin, 111.; Keokuk, Iowa; Glasgow, Mo., together 

 with a note on its second arrival at Manhattan, Kans. The first was 

 recorded May 1, at Reeds and Mount Carmel, Mo., and by both of the 

 observers at Fayette, Mo., indicating that there was a special move- 

 ment in Missouri on that date. The Catbirds did not rest very long 

 before the next movement. Their advance may be seen from the fol- 

 lowing dates: They reached Richmond, Iowa, May 2; Mount Pleasant, 

 Iowa, and Tampico, 111., May 3; Chicago, III., Rockford, 111., and Leeds 

 Center, Wis., May 4. During the cold weather of the second week of 

 May odd records were made at Grinnell and Waukon, Iowa; Delavan, 

 Wis., and Lanesboro, Minn., where Catbirds were seen May 7 and May 

 8; on May 12 they were reported from Williamstown, Iowa; Rochester, 



