Bteds of Indiana. 



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Although they come tolerably late, they are sometimeB destroyed 

 hy late eold weather. May 20, 1883, many must have perished from 

 cold. Several dead, were brought to me, and others reported. May 

 I!), 1895, Messrs. Ulrey and Wallace reported dead found in Wabash 

 (,-ounty after cold weather (Proc. T. A. S., 1895, p. 152). At Sedan 

 the earliest and latest record of first arrival is April 29, 1891, May 19, 

 1889; at Petersburg, Mich., April 28, 1896, Ma.y 22, 1890. The fol- 







H II by -throated Humming Bird— MmIc, female and ne.^it, slightly rediieed. 



Idwiug record of first arrival, and date it became common, when given 

 ill 1897, are presented: Bicknell, April 29, May 12; Edwards, May 4, 

 May 15; Hanover, May 6, May 10; Brookville, May 8, May 9; Rich- 

 mond, May 4, May 17; Anderson, May 12; North Manchester, May 15, 

 May 25; Lafayette, May 16; Waterloo, April 29, May 20. Only one 

 was seen on first date at Waterloo, and no other until May 'iG. 



Humming Birds frequent certain localities. Some places they may 

 always be found; others, rarely. In late summer they gather in great 

 numbers about certain flowers. One sand bar I know, near Brookville, 

 covered with Bouncing Betty, is a favorite place. They gather there 

 by hundreds in August and eaily September. At a certain locality 

 near Lafayette, where wild Touch-me-nots flower profusely, forty or 

 fifty Humming Birds may be found most any evening, or morning, at 

 the same season. Petunias, Gladioli, and Cannas, are visited, too, 

 while earlier in the season the favorite flower is the Trumpet Creeper 

 (Tpcnma radiravs). The food of this little bird is minute insects, 



