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Rupy-THROAT HUMMING BirD (T’rochilus colubris). There 
is a tradition that the humming bird visited the islands of 
Bermuda, in considerable numbers, about thirty years ago ; 
but of late years they have not been noticed till 26th April, 
1852, when Mr. Hurdis wrote to me, saying that Mr. John 
Darrell, (son of the then Attorney-General, now Chief Jus- 
tice,) of those Islands, had seen a humming bird under the 
windows of his father’s house, where it was busily employed 
entering the large white bell-shaped flowers of the giant 
stramonium, its tail only at times being visible. Another 
was seen about the same time, and within about two miles 
of the above place, by a Miss Watson, in her brother's 
garden. 
VirGINIAN Nicut Hawk (Chordeiles Virginianus). These 
curious birds are sometimes very common in April, and also 
in September and October, on their migration north and 
south. The marsh below Government House was their 
great resort, when just as it was getting dusk, they would 
appear one by one, and soon be skimming about in all 
directions, uttermg every now and then a sharp, whirring 
sort of cry. They double and rush about in a most wonder- 
ful manner, frequently depressing first one side, then the 
other; although flying close together, they seem to try and 
keep apart, each having seemingly its own hunting ground. 
I had, however, better opportunities of noticing these birds 
in the West Indies than in Bermuda. They must commit 
great havoc amongst the mosquitoes (hence its name, 
mosquito hawk), and other small insects. I saw several 
of them sitting on the guns of the keep, near the Commis- 
sioner’s house, Ireland Island, on the 10th of October, 1849. 
On the 5th of February, 1848, Colonel Drummond saw a 
