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twig is firmly fastened to its fellow by saliva secreted by the bird. 
Eggs five, pure white. (G.R. White.) The nest of this species is 
occasionally found against the inner walls of outhouses and more 
rarely in hollow trees in the woods, its former nesting place. 
(W. £. Saunders.) 
: MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Three; two taken at Ottawa by Mr. Herring, and one pur- 
chased with the Holman collection in 1885. 
One set of four eggs taken near Scarboro, Ont., June 20th, 
1898. The nest was in an old disused chimney. Nest taken by 
Mr. W. Raine. 
424. Vaux’s Swift. 
Chetura vauxi (Towns.) DEKay. 1844. 
Only seen at Sumas, British Columbia. (Zord.) East and west 
of the Coast Range, but not to my knowledge occurring on 
Vancouver Island. (Fannin.) Summer resident at Chilliwack ; 
common. (Svooks.) Seen above the station at Revelstoke, B.C., 
May 12th, 1890. Rather common towards the end of May; com- 
mon at Deer Park, Lower Arrow Lake, and at Pass Creek. near 
Robson, Columbia River. Seen at Kamloops and Sicamous and 
on Mount Queest, Gold Range, B.C., at an altitude of 6,000 feet. 
Always flying very high; common at Trail, near the Interna- 
tional Boundary, for a few days in the spring of 1902; com- 
mon at Chilliwack and along that river to Chilliwack Lake, 
B.C., June, 1901; seen for the first at Comox, Vancouver 
Island, June 16th, 1893; after this they became common ; 
I believe they breed in the vicinity. (Spreadborough.) Arrived 
April 11th at Nisqually and May 13th at Goldstream, Vancouver 
Island, where it was an abundant migrant, associating at times 
with C. mger. Seen at Lac la Hache, B.C., July 1st. (Rhoads.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMEN. 
One specimen taken at Trail, B.C., near the International 
Boundary, May 29th, 1902, by Mr. Spreadborough. 
Famity XXXVII. TROCHILIDA. Houmminc-sirps. 
CLVII. TROCHILUS Linnzus. 1758. 
425. Ruby-throated Humming-bird. 
Trochilus colubrt; LINN. 1758. 
A single individual, a male, was seen within tour feet of me 
July 17th, 1882, on the hill top (825 feet elevation) back of the 
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