304 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA 
CLXXXI. SELASPHORUS Swainson. 1831. 
433. Rufous Hummingbird. 
Selasphorus rufus (GMEL.) SWAINS. 1831. 
This species was discovered at Nootka sound by Captain Cook, 
and I have before me one of the identical specimens. (Rzchardson.) 
Common on Vancouver island and throughout British Columbia. 
(Lord.) Moderately common everywhere in British Columbia. 
(Streator.) West of the Coast range; an abundant summer resident; 
the only one to my knowledge on Vancouver island. (Fannin.) 
Common summer resident at Chilliwack. (Brooks.) This was a 
common species at Banff, Rocky mountains, Alta., during the season 
of 1891, breeding in numbers on the lower branches of the spruce, 
especially about Vermilion lakes ; observed several in the Crow 
Nest pass in August, 1897; first seen at Revelstoke, B.C., April 30th, 
1890, after that date became very common and still very numerous on 
May 30th, feeding on raspberry bushes; only occasionally seen at 
Deer park and Robson, on the Columbia river, in June, 1890; quite 
common on Mount Queest, Gold range, B.C., at an altitude of 6,500 
feet, in August, 1889; not uncommon at Waterton lake, Alta., at 
the eastern base of the Rocky mountains in July, 1895; very abun- 
dant, May 24th, 1904, feeding on theflowers of a large Penstemon at 
Elko, B.C.; rather common in 1905 along the Hope trail, and on the 
mountains between the Skagit river and Chilliwack lake, B.C.; a 
few seen at Chilliwack and McGuire ranch, Chilliwack river, B.C., 
June, 1901; a few seen near the international boundary between 
Trail and Cascade; very abundant along Murphy Creek trail, just 
north of Rossland, in July, 1902 ; first seen at Victoria, Vancouver 
island, April 22nd, 1893, and common by the 25th; at this date 
they were feeding in great numbers on the wild gooseberry (Ruzbes 
divaricatum); a summer resident throughout the island. (Spread- 
borough.) Incredibly numerous on the coast during April migra- 
tions; nesting at Nisqually while night frosts still lingered and mer- 
cury averaged 45° to 50° during the day. Scarcely less common 
in many parts of the interior districts and found on the summits of 
the highest mountains, including the Rockies; nests with eggs nearly 
hatched found April 18th, 1892. (Rhoads.) On June 15th, 1893, 
I found this species to be common along Vermilion lakes at Banff, 
