NORTH AMERICAN RAILS AND THEIR ALLIES. 13 



Fall migration. 



'lace. 



Waverly , Mo 



Grape Vine, Tex 



Onaga, Kans 



Southeastern South Dakota. 

 Beloit, Colo 



Num- Average 



ber of 



years' 



records. 



date of 

 fall ar- 

 rival. 



Oct. 13 

 Oct. 22 



Sept. 17 



Earliest date 

 of fall arri- 

 val. 



Oct. 10,1890 

 Oct. 3.1S93 

 Oct. 12,1898 

 Sept. 8,1891 

 Sept. 24,1890 



Place. 



Num- Average 



ber of date of 



years' the last 



records, one seen. 



Latest date 

 of the last 

 one seen. 



Aweme. Man 7 Oct. 15 Oct. 31,1900 



Heron Lake, Minn Nov. 9,1885 



Delavan, Wis Oct. 23,1892 



Grinnell, Iowa 4 Oct. 16 Oct. 22,1887 



Bicknell, Ind Oct. 27,1894 



Manchester, Mich i Nov. 24, 1896 



Terrv, Mont Nov. 10, 1903 



Southeastern South Dakota 4 Nov. 1 Nov. 7.1SS9 



Wet Mountains, Colo Nov. 15.1S99 



Eastern Nebraska 6 Oct. 25 Nov. 3,1891 



Richmond, Kans * Nov. 3, 1SS5 



Caddo, Okla Nov. 11, 1883 



Bonham, Tex Nov. 9, 1SS9 



LIMPKIN. Aramus vociferus (Latham). 



Range. — Southeastern United States, the Greater Antilles, and 

 Central America. 



The lirnpkin is a nonmigratory bird whose range extends from 

 northwestern Costa Rica — Rio Frio (Richmond), Bebedero, La 

 Palma, and Bolson (Carriker) — -through western Nicaragua (Ometepe 

 Island) and western Honduras (Ceiba) to Tehuantepec City, Oaxaca 

 (Nelson and Goldman), and Alvarado, Vera Cruz (Sumichrast). 

 It occurs in the Greater Antilles, but is rare in Porto Rico (Gundlach) 

 and still rarer (if not now extinct) hi Jamaica (Field). It was noted 

 January 28, 1901, at Cay Lobos Light, Bahamas, near the northern 

 coast of Cuba. 



The species was formerly very abundant on the interior waters of 

 Florida, and, though greatly reduced in numbers, it still occurs over 

 most of its former range, which extended north to Waukeenah (Wayne) 

 and Palatka (Hasbrouck). A few wander in winter to Indian Key, 

 Key West, and the Tortugas (specimens in the U. S. National 

 Museum), and have occurred casually at Twiggs Dead River, Aiken 

 County, S. C, October 18, 1890 (Wayne); Charleston, S. C, July, 1904 

 (Wayne); and Brownsville, Tex., May 29, 1889 (Sennett). 



The nesting season extends over nearly half the year, eggs having 

 been found in Cuba during December and January (Gundlach), and 

 on the Oklawaha River, Fla., from the middle of February to June 20 

 (Jackson). 



