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north of South America. A few winter in southern Mexico, as far 

 north as Cozumel Island (Sharpe) and La Barca, Jalisco (Goldman) ; 

 a few are noted occasionally in Louisiana (Beyer) and in Florida in 

 winter (Pillsbury), and the species occurs rarely in the Bahamas at 

 this season (Bonhote) . 



Migration range. — The yellow-legs is common on the Atlantic coast 

 in fall and many pass through the Lesser Antilles. In this latter 

 region it is practically unknown in spring, and it is rare in spring 

 migration on the Atlantic coast north of Long Island, New York. 

 These facts would seem to indicate that some yellow-legs pursue 

 different migration routes in fall and spring. The species is a common 

 migrant in the Mississippi Valley both spring and fall, and hence 

 probably most of those that go south through the Lesser Antilles 

 return in spring to their breeding grounds by way of the Mississippi 

 Valley. 



The species is not common on the Atlantic coast north of the Gulf 

 of St. Lawrence, though one was taken October 8, 1882, near Fort 

 Chimo, Ungava (Turner), and two have been taken in southern 

 Greenland (Winge). 



The yellow-legs is rarely seen west of the Rocky Mountains, but a 

 few occur along the coast from northern Alaska (Grinnell) to southern 

 Lower California (Brewster). One was taken June 11, 1890, on St. 

 Paul Island (Palmer) . 



Spring migration. — The following dates show the usual time at 

 which the yellow-legs arrives in its northward migration: Northern 

 Texas, average March 26, earliest March 22, 1899 (Mayer); central 

 Missouri, average April 14, earliest April 9, 1903 (Bryant); Keokuk, 

 Iowa, average April 16, earliest March 11, 1894 (Currier); central 

 Nebraska, average April 28, earliest March 27, 1900 (Wolcott); 

 Chicago, 111., average April 23, earliest April 15, 1899 (Gault) ; Oberlin, 

 Ohio, average April 28, earliest April 23, 1904 (Jones); Raleigh, 

 N. C, average April 1, earliest March 25, 1893 (Brimley). The fol- 

 lowing are dates of occurrence somewhat earlier than the average: 

 Cumberland, Ga., March 12, 1902 (Helme); Washington, D. C, 

 March 12, 1906 (Green); Havre de Grace, Md., March 15, 1895 (Kirk- 

 wood); near Newport, R. I., April 28, 1902 (King); Godbout, Que- 

 bec, May 5, 1888 (Comeau) ; San Antonio, Tex., March 20, 1903 (Nor- 

 ton); Bay St. Louis, Miss., March 13, 1902 (Allison); Sioux City, 

 Iowa, March 11, 1864 (Feilner); southern Ohio, March 18, 1901 

 (Henninger); Lanesboro, Minn., April 7, 1890 (Hvoslef); Fort Lyon, 

 Colo., March 30, 1886 (Thorne); Indian Head, Saskatchewan, April 

 25, 1892 (Macoun); Edmonton, Alberta, May 1, 1901 (Preble); Fort 

 Reliance, Yukon, May 3 (Nelson) ; Fort Resolution, Mackenzie, May 

 5, 1860 (Kennicott); Willow River, Mackenzie, May 9, 1904 (Mills 

 and Jones); Fort Reliance, Mackenzie, May 13, 1834 (Back); Fort 



