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March 31, first came two small parties at 6 p. m.; April 1, one going north, two 
enter the chimney; April 4, four enter; April 5, seven; April 15, thirty; April 17, 
one hundred and thirty; April 20, one hundred and fifty; April 26, two hundred and 
six; May 8, four hundred; May 12, one hundred and forty; May 15, fifty; May 16, 
transients are gone and summer sojourners are building. 
In the fall of 1885 the last was reported from Elk River, Minn., Sep- 
tember 7; Grinnell, Iowa, September 10; Iowa City, Iowa, September 
12; Mount Carmel, Mo., September 20; Saint Louis, Mo., October 17; 
Shawneetown, Ill., October 19; and Bonham, Tex., September 26. 
The full fall record from Saint Louis is as follows: 
Date. Movement. Date. Movement. 
100 enter chimney. 
Many in air. 
-| 175 enter chimney. 
175 enter chimney. 
88 enter chimney. 
Last seen. 
Aug. 17........| 311 enter chimney. 
age beeen 600 enter chimney. 
---| 600 enter chimney. 
-| 600 enter chimney. 
-| 400 enter chimney. 
ints .| At1lla. mw. large troops go south. 
Al eee 300 enter chimney. 
425. Micropus melanoleucus (Baird). [349.] White-throated Swift. 
A western species, taken once in Texas by Heermann (B. B. & R. 
Land Birds, Vol. II, p. 425). 
428. Trochilus colubris Linn. [335.] Ruby-throated Hummingbird. 
Breeds from Manitoba to the Gulf of Mexico. Breeds commonly as far 
west as Tom Green County,Tex. Itis not probable that the Ruby-throat 
is ever found in the United States in winter. A queried reference from 
Florida has been received, and Mr. Bibbins, of Mermenton, La., states 
that he thinks he saw one at that place the last of January or first of 
February, 1884. In the spring of 1884 the Hummingbird appears to 
have entered the United States during the last week in March, when it 
was seen at Rodney, Miss., and Mason, Tex. April 3 and 4 it was re- 
ported from Yazoo City and Waverly, Miss., after which, excepting an 
irregular occurrence at Danville, Ill, April 28, nothing more was heard 
of it until the van reached Saint Louis, May 5. May 13 it had moved 
to latitude 43° in Wisconsin, and 43° 15’ in Iowa. May 18 it was re- 
ported from the most northern stations of Wisconsin, and in Minnesota 
up to latitude 46° 33’. May 25 it was seen at Oak Point, Manitoba, 
And even here these tiny creatures, some of whom spent the winter in 
Brazil, had another five hundred miles to go before reaching the north- 
ern limit of their range. 
In the fall of 1884 the last was seen at Williamstown, Iowa, August 
23, and at Des Moines, Iowa, September 27. The last left Mount Car- 
mel, Mo., October 5, although the bulk left September 15. 
In the spring of 1885 the first Ruby-throated Hummingbird was 
recorded from San Antonio, Tex., April 1. This was followed by its 
arrival at Bonham, Tex., April 7; Shawneetown, Ill, April 20; Fay- 
_ ette, Mo., April 25; and Odin, Ill., April27. The rest of the notes were 
irregular. The first at Iowa City, Iowa, was noted May 1; at Pierce 
