. Check list of the vertebrates of Ontario and catalogue of specimens in the Biological Section of the Provincial Museum [microform] : birds. Musée royal de l'Ontario; Royal Ontario Museum; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Birds; Birds. BIRDS OF ONTARIO. 63 Genus CHi4iTURA. {423) Chimney Swift. (Chimney Swallow.) (Chaetura pelagica.) An abundant summer resident. Breeds throughout its range m the Province. For'-ierly nested in hollow trees, but has abandoned them and now takes I'.p its residence in chimneys and barns. Arrives early in May, departs at the end of August or early in Sep- tember. Suborder TROCHIL
. Check list of the vertebrates of Ontario and catalogue of specimens in the Biological Section of the Provincial Museum [microform] : birds. Musée royal de l'Ontario; Royal Ontario Museum; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Birds; Birds. BIRDS OF ONTARIO. 63 Genus CHi4iTURA. {423) Chimney Swift. (Chimney Swallow.) (Chaetura pelagica.) An abundant summer resident. Breeds throughout its range m the Province. For'-ierly nested in hollow trees, but has abandoned them and now takes I'.p its residence in chimneys and barns. Arrives early in May, departs at the end of August or early in Sep- tember. Suborder TROCHILI. (Humming Birds.) Family TROCHILID^^^. (humming Birds.) Bill long, pointed, awl-shaped. Tongue c.^pable of great protru- sion. Wings long and pointed; secondaries short. Feet very small, with long, sharp claws. Smallest of all our birds. Feeds largely upon small insects and the nectar from novvers. It usually obtains its food while hovering about the blossoms of Kuby-tliroateil Huiiunin^ liird. Genus TROCHILUS. (428) Ruby-throated Humming Bird. (Trochilus colubris.) A common summer resident. Breeds throughout its range in the Province. Arrives about the middle of May, departs about the middle of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nash, Charles W. (Charles William), 1848-1926; Ontario. Dept. of Education; Ontario Provincial Museum. Toronto : L. K. Cameron
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