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City, Mo., May 2; at Paris, 111., May 3; at Grhmell, Iowa, Saint Louis, 

 Mo., and Hennepin, 111., May 4; at Peoria, 111., May C ; at Waukon, Iowa, 

 May 13 ; at Ooleta, 111., and La Porte City, Iowa, May 15 ; at Keokuk, 

 Iowa, Lake Mills, Wis., and Lanesboro, Minn., May 1G; at Rockford, 

 111., and Elk River, Minn., May 17 ; at Chicago, 111., 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 j Grinnell, Iowa, September 1.6; Iowa City, Iowa, August 

 11 5 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 Bouro. 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. Eagsdale (Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. IV, 1879, 

 p. 60). And a single male was killed by Mr. 1ST. C. Brown at Boerne, 

 Tex., April 5, 1883. At San Angelo, in 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, April 1 1. At San An- 

 tonio a nest with two eggs was fouud April 28, and at San Angelo a 

 nest with five young, May 13. 



432. Trochilus platycercus Swains. [339.] Broad-tailed Hummingbird. 



A Bocky 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. & K. Land Birds, Vol. II, 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 (Eraser). [345.] Bieffcr'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-bellied Hummingbird. 



An inhabitant of eastern Mexico, coming north to the valley of the 

 Lower Bio Grande, in Texas, where Dr. J. C. Merrill found it a common 

 summer resident. 



