66 NORTH AMERICAN HERONS AND THEIR ALLIES. 



Tex. (Smith). It winters, however, in Cuba (Gundlach) ; Andros 

 Island, Bahamas (Bonhote) ; Santa Ana, Vera Cruz (Ferrari-Perez) ; 

 Mazatlan, Sinaloa (Lawrence) ; and La Paz, Lower California 

 ( Brewster) . 



Spiing migration. — The earliest migrants reached Catfish Creek, 

 Polk County, Fla., February 14, 1901 (specimen in U. S. National Mu- 

 seum) ; Savannah, Ga., March 28, 1909 (Perry) ; Charleston, S. C, 

 average March 25, earliest March 23. 1907 (Wayne) ; Xew Orleans, 

 La., average March 19, earliest March 9, 1895 (Allison) ; Rodney, 

 Miss., average March 25, earliest March 20, 1890 (Mabbett) ; St. 

 Louis, Mo., April 10 (Hurter) ; Bicknell, Ind., April 13, 1908 (Chans- 

 ler) ; Corpus Christi, Tex.. March 8, 1877 (Sennett) ; Galveston, 

 Tex.. March 20. 1892 (Lloyd) ; Dallas, Tex., March 28, 1898 (Mayer) ; 

 Crooked Creek. Ivans.. April 17, 1878 (Goss). 



The yellow-frowned night heron is apt to appear in districts 

 north of the breeding range as shown by the following records: 

 Bermuda, April. 1848, September, L849 (Hurdis) ; Raleigh, X. C. 

 June 25. 18°4 (Brimley) ; Cobb Island. Va. (Rives): Washington, 

 D. C. August, l'.»oi (Palmer); Woodbine, N. J.. May 23, 1892 

 (Stone): Freepork X. Y.. April, 1893 (Dutcher) ; Bellport, X. V.. 

 1897 (Babson); Wading River. X. V.. April. 1901 (Hoffman); 

 Orient, X. Y.. May 1. L905 ( Braislin) : Newport. R. I.. .June L5, 177s 

 (Howe): Tiverton. EL I.. April 23, 1886 (Howe and Sturtevant) ; 

 Lynn. Ma-,-.. October, 1862 (Allen): Provincetown, Mass.. March 8, 

 1891 (Small): Deering, Me., April L3, 1901 (Brock); Portland. Me.. 

 April 11, 1906 ( Norton) : Hawk Point. X. S.. late March. L902 (Ken- 

 nard); Sable Esland, N. S.. April L3, L904 (Bontelier); Toronto, 

 Ontario. August L5, L898 (Williams): near Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

 May l<). L843 (Audubon), and May l. L892 (Trostler) ; Sabula, Iowa. 

 September L5, L892 (Giddings) : Beatrice, Nebr., July 19, 1901 

 (Swenk) : Florence Lake. Nebr., August 23, 1903 (Trostler) ; Salida, 

 Colo.. May 1. L908 (Warren). 



The above dates indicate that at the time of the spring migration 

 it is no rare thing for individuals of this .species to journey farther 

 north than they usually breed. These birds probably return in a few 

 days to the normal breeding range, and then in July and August a 

 second northward migration of a smaller number of individuals 

 occurs after the breeding season. 



Kggs are deposited in December in Brazil (Euler) ; San Miguel 

 [sland, Panama. March II. L904 (Thayer): Grenada, W. I.. April 

 and May (Wells); Cuba. April and May (Gundlach) ; Port Hen- 

 derson, Jamaica, June 12, 1890 (Field): near Passage Key. Fla., 

 April is. L906 (Pearson); Alachua County. Fla.. April •->:». L888 

 (Pearson): Charleston, S. C, April •_'<>. 1^><"> (Wayne); Wheatland, 

 Ind.. April 27, L881 (Ridgway) ; Mount Carmel, 111.. May 6, 1*71 



