BIRDS OF THE GRAND PRli REGION. — TUFTS. 179 



border of Kings, for which reason I feel justified in 

 including it with these notes. I drove several 

 miles back to an old deserted homestead, and as 

 dusk came on I clearly heard the bird giving utter- 

 ance to those familiar notes which there is no 

 mistaking. I stayed there for a half hour, and the 

 bird was still calling when I left. I was told by 

 a woodsman living near the place that this bird 

 had been heard every year since 1909, and had 

 frequently been seen at dusk, on a certain flat 

 rock. It appeared to be alone, not more than 

 one being seen or heard. 



420. Chordeiles virginianus virginianus (Gmel.). Night- 

 hawk. — Common summer resident. May 23 (8 

 years) to middle of September. Nests from June 

 10th to 20th in our burntlands, on the ground. 



423. Chcetura pelagica (Linn.). Chimney Swift; "Chim- 

 ney Swallow. — Common summer resident. May 

 13 to Sept. 20. Nests about June 10th. A nest 

 of this species was found a few j-ears ago on a 

 flat' rock, ten feet down on the side of a stone well. 

 Another was seen stuck to the perpendicular wall 

 of an abandoned mill, about 12 feet from the floor,, 

 near Black River lake. Usually nest in a chimney. 



428. Archilochus coluhris (Linn.). Ruby-throated Hum- 

 mingbird.— Summer resident, not uncommon. Occur 

 from about Ma}^ 16 to Sept. 1st. Most commonly 

 observed about our flower gardens, but not in- 

 frequently in the heavily wooded regions to the 

 south of Wolfville. A nest of this species was 

 discovered on the horizontal dead limb of a hack- 

 matack. The limb was covered with Parmelia 

 lichens, of which the nest was a perfect imitation, 

 resembling as it did a grey knot. It contained 

 two eggs — a full set. 



