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common. Mr. Lloyd states that the Nueces canon, in southwestern 

 Texas, is the winter home of countless myriads of these birds, and that 

 they leave very early in the spring, none having been seen after March 

 9, 1884. At Caddo, Ind. Ter., about a hundred were seen March 25, 

 showing that the first came a few days before. Farther east the migra- 

 tion began about the middle of March, and proceeded without much 

 regularity. April 1 found the birds at about latitude 39°, with a few 

 stragglers a little beyond. Then the records become irregular, as if the 

 small size of the birds allowed them to escape the notice of about half 

 the observers until some days after their arrival. Perhaps the notes 

 on the migration of this species will give a fair idea of the returns made 

 by observers with refereuce to many of the smaller birds. From lati- 

 tude 40° to latitude 41° 59' the dates of arrival are: April 19, 21; March 

 30, 31 ; April 17, 15, 20; from latitude 42° to latitude 430 59': April 22, 

 27, 17, 5, 10, May 8 ; from latitude 44° to latitude 45° 59' : April 12, 21, 

 May 11. Much of this apparent confusion can be explained by the dif- 

 ferences in altitude and situation of the stations, while the opportuni- 

 ties and experience of the observer must also be taken into account. 

 The normal arrival of the species at latitude 42° appears to have been 

 about April 15, and at latitude 45° April 20. May 5 it arrived at Port- 

 age la Prairie, Manitoba. 



Many of the observers were deceived in regard to the time of arrival 

 of the bulk of this species. It is true that the first arrival often con- 

 sists of many individuals, and that others come within a day or two, so 

 that the species appears to be common; but the arrival of the great 

 multitude, the real bulk, does not take place till two or three weeks 

 later. If at that time one of its favorite haunts is visited it is found 

 everywhere. Though scarcely breeding south of latitude 45° in the 

 Mississippi Valley, yet it was found in Texas as late as May 1, and in 

 the middle districts even on May 15. On the plains, as usual, it was 

 later in migrating, reaching Manhattan, Kans., April 30, and Vermill- 

 ion, Dak., May 8. 



In the fall of 1884, Euby-crowned Kinglets first appeared at Des 

 Moines, Iowa, September 27, and for the next two days were common; 

 they then left as suddenly as they had come. They were reported as 

 arriving at San Angelo, Tex., October 8. 



In the spring of 1885 the earliest record came from San Antonio, 

 Tex., February 26, and the next from Gainesville, Tex., March 31. 

 Saint Louis, Mo., was reached April 1; Paris, 111., April 4; Mount Car- 

 mel, Mo., April 5; Iowa City, Iowa, April 6; Grinnell, Iowa, April 6; 

 and Lanesboro, Minn., April 9. Then there seems to have been a long 

 pause, for nearly two weeks passed before any other records were made, 

 and these later notes were too irregular for use. At Saint Louis, Mo., 

 the balk was present from April 17 to April 20, and the last was seen 

 May 5. " Lasts" were reported from Manhattan, Kans., May 6; Des 

 Moines, Iowa, May 8; Mount Carmel, Mo., May 10; Grinnell, Iowa, 



