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should not be more uameroiis in a, given chimney under favorable 

 circumstances. This species also attaches its nests to the inner 

 walls of barns and other buildings when no chimney is convenient, 

 and I suspect that in isolated parts of the state the ancient custom, 

 in vogue before the advent of civilization, of placing the nest 

 against the inner wall of a hollow tree, is still adhered to. 



County Records. — Audroseoo'gin, "abundant summer resident" (John- 

 sou) ; Aroostook, "seen at Fort Fairfield" (Batchelder, Bull. Xutt. Orn. 

 Club, Vol. 7, p. 1.50) ; Cumberland, "(ionnnon summer resident" (Mead) ; 

 Franklin, "coninion summer resident" (Swalu); Hancock, "summer 

 resident" (Murch) ; Kennebec, "al)uudant summer resident" (Gardiner 

 Branch) ; Knox, "summer resident'' (Raeklift') ; Oxford, "breeds com- 

 monly" (Nash) ; Penobscot, "abundant in the settled parts of the county" 

 (Knight); Piscataquis, "common summer resident" (Whitman); Saga- 

 dahoc, "common summer i-esident" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "common 

 summer resident" (Morrell) ; Waldo, "common summer resident" 

 (Knight) ; Washington, "abundant summer resident" (Boardman) ; 

 York, "common summer resident" (Adams). 



Suborder TROCHILI. Hummingbirds. 



Family TROCHILID^. Hummingbirds. 



Genus TROCHILUS Linnaus. 



Subgenus TROCHILUS. 



187. (428). Trochilus colubris Linn. Ruby-throated Hum- 

 mingbird. 



Common summer resident everywhere through the state, but per- 

 haps occurring in slightly greater abundance in tlie southern part. 



County Records. — Androscoggin, "fairly common summer resident" 

 (Johnson) ; Aroostook, "seen at Fort Fairfield" (Batchelder, Bull. Xutt. 

 Orn. Club, Vol. 7, p. 150) ; Cumberland, "common summer resident" 

 (Mead) ; Franklin, "common summer resident" (Swain) ; Hancock, 

 "summer resident" (Murch) ; Kennebec, "common summer resident" 

 (Gardiner Branch) ; Knox, "summer resident" (Racklifl) ; Oxford, 

 "breeds commonly" (Nash) ; Penobscot, "fairly common summer resi- 

 dent" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, "common" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "com- 

 mon simmier resident" (Spinney) ; Somerset, "quite common summer 

 resident" (Morrell) ; Waldo, (Spratt) ; Washington, "abundant sununer 

 resident" (Boardman); York, "summer resident" (Adams). 



