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the lotus-pool when a hummingbird flew and hovered over the pool. 

 Suddenly a bass jumped from the water and swallowed the 

 hummingbird." 



George H. Lowery, Jr. (1938), reports the following apparently 

 unique record: 



I shot a female Eastern Pig?on Hawk (Falco eolumtarius columbarius) on 

 April 16, 1937, at Grand Isle, off the coast of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. 

 Upon examination of its stomach contents, I was surprised to find the identi- 

 fiable remains of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird { Archilochus coluhris). 

 Later, on a visit to Wasbiugton, D. C, I discussed the matter with Mr. 

 Clarence Cottam, Director of the Food Habits Division of the Bureau of 

 Biological Survey. With his permission and the assistance of Mr. Robert 

 McClanahan of the Food Habits offices, I went through the extensive records 

 of that division and found that no species of hummingbird had ever heretofore 

 been recorded from any bird stomach. 



L. T. S. Norris-Elye writes to Mr. Bent: "During the summer of 

 1934, James Ashdown, Jr., and his mother were walking in the woods 

 at Kenora, Ontario, and heard a continuous rattling. Investigation 

 showed it to be a male ruby-throated hummingbird on the ground, 

 with a huge dragonfly on the bird's back ; it had seized the bird by the 

 neck. They drove the dragonfly away, picked up the bird, and held it 

 in the palm of the hand for several minutes, after which it flew away. 



"We have had instances of frogs capturing and swallowing ruby- 

 throats, one at Gull Harbor and one at Gimli, Lake Winnipeg. The 

 Gimli case was observed by my friend Hugh Moncrieff, who captured 

 the frog (leopard) and had some boys cut it open and recover the bird, 

 while he took some good motion pictures of the operation." 



Fall. — Taverner and Swales (1907) describe vividly a great con- 

 course of migrating hunamingbirds on Point Pelee, Ontario, Canada : 



The first three days of September in 1906 were notable for the vast numbers 

 of Hummers present. In certain low slashings in the open woods were 

 luxuriant growths of Jewel Weed {Impatiens sp.?) standing nearly shoulder 

 high and so dense that to enter it one had to force his way through. It was 

 simply spangled with blossoms, and all about and over it hovered and darted 

 hundreds of Hummingbirds. From some little distance, as we approached 

 such clumps, we were aware of innumerable little twitterings that followed 

 each other so rapidly as to scarce be separable, one from another, and so fine, 

 sharp, and high in pitch that it took a little effort to realize that it was real 

 sound and not imagination or a ringing in the ears. Underlying this was a 

 low hum that arose from the vibrations of many little wings. Approaching 

 closer, the pugnacious little mites were all about us, chasing each other over 

 the smooth rounded surface of the jewel weed or darting angrily at us from 

 this side or that, with furious chatterings that made one instinctively cover 

 the eyes, or involuntarily flinch at the expected impact of tlieir sharp, rapier- 

 like, little bills. * * * All these birds were juveniles. * * * 



Keays noted that in 1901 the Hummingbird was the only species that did not 

 turn back when, in migrating out the Point, it reached the end. We verified 

 this many times. The final end of tiie Point stretches out for a couple of 



