1871. 
May 30- 
June 10, 
1872. 
Juno 3- 
14, 
1874. 
Aug. 5. 
21 . 
24. 
1879. 
May 22. 
195 
Trochilus colubris. 
Mai no (Lako Urnbagog ). 
Rather eomirion, brooding. 
Quito common. Thoir courtships vriiich \m observed 
frequontly are most intorosting. Tho male Doisino- 
about ton foot abovo tho spot whore thov fornklo is'"sit- 
ing darts down at an angle of about 45^, and oassing an 
men or .wo aoovo her, rises on the opposite side, turns 
poises a moment, and plumges again, repeating his shrill’ 
ir^eessantly. This is kept up for a minute or 
moi e vmon ho either flies off 
t\7ig near his mate. 
or 
jottlos lightly on some 
^ young b ■ rd in fall plumage. It was sitting 
on the top of a high spruce and kept up an incessant 
utter ‘ho bird 
They have bocorne very abundant within a few days. 
= 0“3yoised for a moment within a few inches of a 
‘‘gr^sht-colored cardigan Jacket which I was 
b?il anl 3yhe„tly taking this garment for a bank of 
rocortlv happonod to mo once before 
urSlhe hi'-d seem to discover 
mistake un.il I moved slightly and frightened it. 
bloom''^rd*”*h'^''** ‘’'333 ‘3 ‘he garden are in full 
a«rL?od ‘’l°33oms seems to have 
feoM swal Of -'ummingbirds of this region. A por- 
T collected there to-day. mor.. than 
I ever say together before. One small but very full- 
:havrbnen “^"“‘"hly favored and there must 
: tje o£ : J,;:?: X7prZr.rri::rat:: 
riio\p-:o™ rw?:Sn fAfoV:- 
upon visiting it aftor it hn l i- Particular‘tr e for 
e ib diLor It iiad boconiG npari-^r riav^v t ^ 
out several perched among the mendertwiL jLirMt- 
i onto distinctly outlined against tho sky. 
frost^-hf^f"-"''®*’* “h3ar, cold and accompanied by a 
. frost which IS said to have killed much of tL corn in 
the surrounding countre.I feared for the safety ort^e 
Hummingbirds left in tho orchard last eve"S Lt 
on visiting tho place this morning I fould ““~ 
ly uninjured and in oven greater nur,ib"rs that " yP®'’°h‘- 
oZ hlnoy'lnom fh:™los- 
: Of tie -3es:z?:h:r:nZ:rt’t:zZt'hL“:i:w‘''^ r 
Of the ground. One and all seemed soZZ? r!„mb 
