M. Redon, 1942 39. Calliope Hummingbird E. Fork Sheep Creek, Kings R. Canyon, 5,500 ft, Fresno Co., Calif. May 31, 1942 Arrived at Calliope nest at 9:55. At 10:05, she was sitting on the nest. Turning proceeds from that time. She was sitting fairly erect on the nest; one could see about 1 inch below the bottom of her black throat markings; facing S.E., appeared brown. Later, from N.W. flew directly into nest, no feeding (young. Facel NE; sitting straight - no side to side head move- cient observed after she sat on nest. I should note here that she was off the nest when I came & seemed today to be little disturbed by my presence. Not so straight in nest this time, only about a quarter inch of meat below bottom of black throat markings visible. Rappeared after about 4 min.; sat for second on high branch (about 7 ft. above nest) of alder and cleared hill on bare limb, wiping it with side to side head movements on the branch; then she moved to a branch in nest tree, about 2 ft. above nest; out at tip of this branch for a moment; came down stopped in midair picked line with nest & about a foot away, and then settled on nest edge fed young. Each seemed to receive short feedings, again I had impression that she alternated from one to other; I am not certain of this however. She jobbed down into off- spring's mouth, later 2 project further above nest edge in feeding nest, and with neck arched, would