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BULLETIN 128, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



(Goss); Pitrodie, S. Dak., June 1, 1888 (Cheney); Keaburn, Man., 

 June 4, 1893 (Dippie); Long Lake, Man., June 7, 1894 (Arnold); 

 Crane Lake, Sask., June 9, 1894 (Macoun); Big Quill Lake, Sask., 

 June 12, 1909 (Ferry); Terry, Mont., June 18, 1898 (Cameron); Lake 

 Valley, Cal., May 31, 1910 (Ray); Fort Klamath, Oreg., May 27, 

 1887 (Merrill); and downy young at Fort Keogh, Mont., June 8, 

 1889 (Thorne). 



Fall migration. — In the Mississippi Valley the number of sora is 

 probably greater than along the Atlantic coast, yet the marshes are 

 so numerous and extensive that sora never congregate in small areas 

 in such enormous numbers as in favorable localities on the coast. 



Fall migration. 



Place. 



Num- ! Average 



ber of 



years' 



records. 



date of 

 fall ar- 

 rival. 



Earliest d 

 of fall 

 arrival. 



Pachaco, Chihuahua. 



La Barca, Jalisco 



Negrete, Michoacan.. 

 Bermuda 



Canaveral, Fla 



Ways Station, Ga 



Sullivans Island, S. C 



Raleigh,N.C 



Washington, D. C 



Diamond, La 



Bay St. Louis, Miss... 

 Monteer, Mo. (near). . 



Brownsville, Tex 



Fort Verde, Ariz 



Sept. 2 

 Aug. 13 



Sept. 8 

 Sept. 8 



Aug. 11,1905 

 Aug. 17, 1903 

 Sept, 10, 1903 

 Aug. 31, 1847 

 Sept. 16, 1889 

 Aug. 25,1886 

 Aug. 14,1910 

 Aug. 21,1894 

 Aug. 3, 1899 

 Sept, 1,1897 

 Aug. 23,1899 

 Sept. 4,1902 

 Sept. 18, 1888 

 Sept. 3,1886 



Place. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 years' 

 records. 



Average 



date of 



the last 



one seen. 



Latest date 

 of the last 

 one seen. 









Oct. 25,1904 

 Oct. 3, 1907 

 Oct. 30,1895 

 Oct. 14,1909 





6 



Sept. 6 





Point Pelee, Ont 







Godbout, Que 



3 



4 

 3 



Aug. 19 

 Sept. 30 

 Oct. 7 



Sept. 14, 1891 





Oct. 7, 1893 





Oct. 26,1904 

 Oct. 20,1889 







5 



4 



5 

 4 



Oct. 10 

 Oct. 21 

 Oct. 14 

 Oct. 19 

 Oct. 15 



Nov. 10,1899 



Erie, Pa 



Oct. 25,1894 





Oct. 16,1885 

 Nov. 9,1878 

 Oct. 30,1891 

 Oct. 14,1898 



Washington, D. C 



Raleigh, N. C 



Kirkwood, Ga 



Keokuk, Iowa 



3 

 3 



Oct. 10 

 Oct. 13 



Nov. 19,1893 





Oct. 22,1896 

 Oct. 18,1902 

 Oct. 23,1899 











Sioux Falls, S. Dak 







Oct. 17,1909 



Antler, N. Dak 







Oct. 12,1908 





3 



Sept. 12 



Oct. 17,1908 



St. George, Utah 



Nov. 3, 1909 



Palmer, Mich 







Oct. 6, 1894 



Neebish Island, Mich 







Nov. 9,1893 





7 



Oct. 6 



Nov. 17,1902 





Oct. 23,1896 



Brookville, Ind 







Oct. 14,1890 



Chicago, 111 



6 



Oct. 11 



Oct. 17,1897 







