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Common on Vancouver Island and throughout British Columbia. 

 {Lord.) Moderately common everywhere in British Columbia. 

 {Sireator.) West of the Coast Range ; an abundant summer resi- 

 dent ; 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 Vermillion Lakes. 

 Observed several in the Crow's Nest Pass in August, 1897 ; first 

 seen at Revelstoke, B.C., April 30th, 1890, after that date became 

 very common, still very numerous on May 30th, feeding on rasp- 

 berry 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 i iiot uncommon at Waterton Lake, Alta., at the eastern 

 base of the Rocky Mountains in July, 1895 ' ^ ^^^ seen at 

 Chilliwack and McGuire's 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, {Rides divari- 

 catum). 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 

 mercury averaged 45° to 50° during the day. Scarcely less com- 

 mon in many parts of the interior districts and found on the sum- 

 mits of the highest mountains, including the Rockies ; nests with 

 eggs nearly hatched found April i8th, 1892. {Rkoads.) On June 

 15th, 1893, I found this species to be common along Vermillion 

 Lakes at Banff, Rocky Mountains. Three specimens were shot 

 and a nest was found containing two eggs. The nest was attached 

 to the branch of a spruce tree seven feet from the ground. 

 {W. Raine.) Mr. T. W. Hanmore, who has been stationed at 

 Tyonck, Cook's Inlet, Alaska, for eleven years, says that he has 

 seen humming-birds there several times. {Osgood.) One specimen 

 seen on Eagle Island, Lynn Canal, and one at Glacier, above 

 Skagway, and a nest with two eggs taken. One was seen at 

 West Arm of Lake Bennet about Lat. 60°., B.C., on June 24th, 

 1899. {Bishop.) 



