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The shrill twittering of the young was almost deafening in the 
small hay-loft. The next morning early I found both parents at 
the nest, one on the wall, the other sitting on the nest, spreading 
one wing at times, and brooding the young. (Dr. C. W. Townsend.) 
424. Vaux Swift. 
Chetura vauxi (TOWNS.) DEKay. 1844. 
Only seen at Sumas, British Columbia. (Lord.) East and west 
of the coast range, but not to my knowledge occurring on Van- 
couver Island. (Fannin.) Summer resident at Chilliwack; com- 
mon. (Brooks.) Seen above the station at Revelstoke, B.C., 
May 12th, 1890; rather common towards the end of May; common 
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 international boundary, for 
a few days in the spring of 1902; common at Chilliwack and along 
that river to Chilliwack lake, B.C., June 1901; seen for the first time 
at Comox, Vancouver Island, June 16th, 1893; after this they 
became common; I believe they breed in the vicinity ; saw five 
at Princeton, B.C., June 19th, 1905, and found it to be common on 
the Skagit river; first seen at Douglas, B.C., May 12th, 1906; quite 
common a few days afterwards. (Spreadborough.) Arrived April 
tith at Nisqually and May 13th at Goldstream, #sVancouver island, 
where it was an abundant migrant, associating at times with C. niger. 
Seen at Lac la Hache, B.C., July 1st. (Rhoads.) 
Famity XXXVII. TROCHILIDA,, Hummincsirps. 
CLXXX. TROCHILUS Linnzvus. 1758. 
428. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. 
Trochilus colubris. LINN. 1758. 
A single individual, a male, was seen within four feet of me July 
17th, 1882, on the hill top (825 feet elevation) back of the station 
at Davis inlet; Audubon states that few were seen by him in Labra- 
dor. (Packard.) An abundant summer visitor in Nova Scotia; 
comes when the red maple is in bloom. (Downs; Tujts.) Rather 
