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Our specimens have not been taken on the treeless plains and 
though some of the references under C. vwirgintanus may refer to 
this form we have no specimens of It. 
Famity XXXVI. MICROPODIDA. Swirts. 
CLV. CYPSELOIDES Srrevusev. 1848. 
422. Black Swift. 
Cypseloides niger borealis (KENNERLY) DREW. 1885. 
Sumas, British Columbia. (Zord.) A migrant in British Col- 
umbia. (Fannin.) Abundant summer resident. (Bvooks.) Ob- 
served a number at Chilliwack, B.C., June 2nd, 1902; seen at 
Agassiz, B.C., May igth, 1889; first seen at Comox, Vancouver 
Island, June 15th, 1893, also at Nanaimo; only seen for a few 
days during migration. (Spreadborough.) 
First seen at Lulu Island May 25th, and more seen on the 26th, 
migrating leisurely. Frequently seen in great flocks on the 
Thompson and over the Jakes mear Ashcroft. On the 7th of 
June, my notes report ‘ 2,000 hovering low about a small lake,” 
the only chance I had tosecurespecimens. They remained there 
all that day, but were gone the next day. Occasional flocks 
appeared at Clinton, Lac la Hache, Ashcroft and Kamloops until 
June 12th. They were again seen at Vernon June 22nd. At no 
time did they appear singly or in detached pairs. (Rhoads.) 
CLVI. CHASTURA STEPHENS. 1825. 
423. Chimney Swift. 
Chetura pelagica (LINN.) STEPH. 1825. 
One shot in 1863 near Sukkertop, Greenland. (Avct Man.) 
Apparently rare in Newfoundland, at least at Cow Head. (Reeks.) 
An abundant summer resident in Nova Scotia. (Dowzs.) Baddeck 
and Margaree, Cape Breton Island, July, 1898. Seen near 
Brackley Point, Prince Edward Island; not common June 23rd, 
1888. (J7acoun.) Rather rare and not often seen in Prince 
Edward Island. It usually nests in hollow trees. Not rare at 
Baddeck, Cape Breton Island. (Dwéght.) A common sum- 
mer resident in New Brunswick. (Chamberlain.) A common 
- summer resident and breeds at Scotch Lake, York Co., N.B. 
(W. H. Moore.) Common in the Restigouche valley, N.B.; nest- 
