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City, Mo., May 2; at Paris, Ill., May 3; at Grinnell, Iowa, Saint Louis, 
Mo., and Hennepin, Ill., May 4; at Peoria, Ill., May 6; at Waukon, Iowa, 
May 13; at Coleta, Ill., and La Porte City, Iowa, May 15; at Keokuk, 
Towa, Lake Mills, Wis., and Lanesboro, Min1f., May 16; at Rockford, 
Ill, and Elk River,Minn., May 17; at Chicago, Ill., New Cassel and 
Luck, Wis., May 19 and 20. The arrival of the first at Shell River, 
Manitoba, was noted June 3. 
In the fall of 1885 the last was reported from Lanesboro, Minn., 
September 28; Grinnell, Iowa, September 16; Iowa City, Iowa, August 
11; Fayette, Mo., October 10; and Mount Carmel, Mo., August 2, The 
last female was reported from Bonham, Tex., October 16, while the 
males had left some time in August. At Saint Louis, Mo., they were 
numerous September 26; the bulk left September 29, and the last was 
seen October 11. 
429. Trochilus alexandri Boure. and Muls. [336.] Black-chinned Hummingbird, 
This western Hummer comes east to central Texas, where it was re- 
ported to be a common summer resident in Mason, Concho, and Tom 
Green Counties. In 1878 it was taken in Gillispie and San Saba Coun- 
ties, Tex., by Mr. Ragsdale (Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. IV, 1879, 
p. 60). And a single male was killed by Mr. N. C. Brown at Boerne, 
Tex., April 5, 1883. At San Angelo, iu the spring of 1884, it was not 
observed till April 16, but since its nest and two eggs were found there 
four days later (April 20) the species must have been present for some 
time before it was noticed. 
In the spring of 1885 it was reported as arriving at San Angelo 
April 2; at San Antonio, April 7; and at Mason, April1l. AtSan An- 
tonio a nest with two eggs was found April 28, and at San Angelo a 
nest with five young, May 13. 
432. Trochilus platycercus Swains. [339.] Broad-tailed Hummingbird. 
A Rocky Mountain Hummer, migrating south to Guatemala in win- 
ter. It was taken at El Paso, Tex., by Mr. J. H. Clark, in 1851 (B. 
B. & R. Land Birds, Vol. I, p. 463). 
435. Trochilus heloisa (Less. & DeLatt.). [342.] Heloise’s Hummingbird. 
This species inhabits eastern Mexico and southern Texas. One 
specimen (2) was taken at El Paso by Mr. Clark. 
438. Amazilia fuscicaudata (Fraser). (345.] Rieffer’s Hummingbird. 
An inhabitant of Central America and eastern Mexico, coming north 
to the valley of the Lower Rio Grande, in Texas, where it was taken 
by Dr. Merrill. ° 
439. Amazilia cerviniventris Gould. [346.] Buff-bellicd Hummingbird. 
An inhabitant of eastern Mexico, coming north to the valley of the 
Lower Rio Grande, in Texas, where Dr. J. C. Merrill found it acommon 
summer resident, : 
