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Broad - tailed Hu3imingbird : /Selasphorus plati/cercus. — Two 

 broad-tailed himiming:birds were collected by Messrs. Bailey and 

 Howell in 1895, a female taken Ma}' 23 in the spruce woods near 

 the Upper St. Mar}^ Lake, and a male with rose-pink gorget and 

 bronzy green head taken June 17 at Summit. 



Rurous Hummingbird: SelaspJiorus rufus. — The reddish-brown 

 hummingbird whose gorget flashes fire red, orange, and l)rassy green 

 was seen July 8 on a telephone wire near the 

 tepees at Many Glaciers, and Mr. Gibb said 

 one had come to the piazza at his ranger sta- 

 tion. One was also seen about the lake on June 

 29, 1913. by Mr. E. R. Warren. xVt Granite 

 Park Mr. Baile}^ saw one on July 17. and on 

 the pass between Gable and Chief Mountains 

 on August 9, I caught a flash of rufous as one 

 came up from below and whizzed on across 

 the pass. In June, 1895, Messrs. Bailey and 



Birds 



From Handbook of Wester 

 CFuertes). 



Fig. G5. — Rufous hum- 

 mingbird. 



Howell reported quite a number seen and one 



shot at about 5,000 feet on the mountain 



near Nyack. 

 Hummingbirds are said to be found close to the glaciers, and the 



mountain flower beds should be watched for them. Spirited little 



knights of Tournay, with flashing armor and lances at rest, they 



may well afl'ord rare entertainment for spectators. 



Calliope Hummingbird: StelJula calliope. — 

 This little hummingbird, one of the smallest 

 found in the United States, with pink gorget 

 and sides tinged with brown and green, should 

 be looked for, as it is a mountain-loving species 

 frequenting mountain parks and rock}- hill- 

 sides from 6,500 to 8,000 feet during the nest- 

 ing season. At Fort Sherman, Idaho, its 

 arrival is said to be coincident with the bloom- 

 ing of the wild hawthorne. 



At Granite Park on July 17 a hummingbird, 

 with the soft flight of calliope, darted into a 



white-barked pine in front of the chalet; but, unfortunately, before 



it could be examined, darted out again and was gone. 



There is one definite record for the park, however, as a female was 



collected May 31, 1895, by Messrs. Baile}^ and Howell at the Upper 



St. Mary Lake. Mr. Stanford has also heard of the bird, though he 



has never seen it himself. 



From Ridgway 



Fig. 60. — Calliope 

 mingbird. 



Smithsonian Inst. 



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