1921 



BIRDS OF MONTANA 



83 



1910c, p. 204), but I am inclined to think the bird was correctly identified m the 

 first place. 



168. Selasphorus rnfus (Gmelin) 



Rufous Hummingbird 

 A summer resident of the mountains of western Montana, luost abundant in 

 the northwestern part, and perhaps only a migrant in the southwest. There are 

 no definite eastern records, though a hummingbird thought to be of this species 

 was seen in the Big Horn Mountains (iMcChesney, 1879, p. 2390). The eastern- 

 most definite records of this species are all in the mountains of Teton and Lewis 

 and Clark counties (Saunders. 1914a, p. 134). The Gallatin County record is 

 in question (Saunders, 1909b, p. 197; 1910c, p. 204; 1911a, p. 38). 



Fig. 19. Female Rufois Huilmingbiro feeding young. 

 1915. Photo by A. D. DuBois. 



Ne.\r Belton; July, 



The migrations take place in late 'May or June, and in September or tho 

 last of August. Dates of migration : German Gulch, Silver Bow County, May 30, 

 1910; Bernice, Jefferson County, June 6, 1911; Anaconda, September 11, 1909; 

 Gold Creek, Powell County, August 24, 1910; seen at Belton, Septemlier 14. 

 1915, by Mr. Sutherland (DuBois, MS). 



The nest has been found at Flathead Lake by Silloway. A nest containini; 

 newly hatched young was found at Belton, July 17, 1914. and a bird was ob- 

 served feeding young, July 2, 1915 (DuBois, MS). A nest found in Gallatin 



