140 



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, 111., October 19; and Bonham, Tex., September 26. 



The full fall record from Saint Louis is as follows : 





Date, 



Aug; 



17 



" 



19. 



" 



26 



" 



29 



" 



30 



Sept 



9 



" 



18 



Movement. 



311 enter chimney. 



COO enter chimney. 



600 enter chimney. 



600 enter chimney. 



400 enter chimney. 



At 11 a. m. large troops go south. 



300 enter chimney. 



Date. 



Oct. 3 

 7 

 ' 11 



1 15 

 ' 16 

 ' 17 



Movement. 



100 enter chimney. 

 Many in air. 

 175 enter chimney. 

 175 enter chimney. 

 88 enter chimney. 

 Last seen. 



425. Micropus melanoleucus (Baird). [349.] White-throated Swift. 



A western species, taken once in Texas by Heermann (B. B. & R. 

 Land Birds, Yol. II, p. 425). 



428. Trochilus colubris Linn. [335.] Faiby-tliroated Hummingbird. 



Breeds from Manitoba to tlie Gulf of Mexico. Breeds commonly as far 

 west as Tom Green County, Tex. It is 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, 1881. In the spring of 1881 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 1 it was re- 

 ported from Yazoo Gity and Waverly, Miss., after which, excepting an 

 irregular occurrence at Danville, 111., 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, 111., April 20; Fay- 

 ette, Mo., April 25; and Odin, 111., April 27. The rest of the notes were 

 irregular. The first at Iowa City, Iowa, was noted May 1; at Pierce 



