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they are abundant along streams with thickets and groves. In 

 no place have I found them breeding in such abundance as in 

 the Bear Lodge mountains at elevations varying from 4,500 

 to 5,500 feet. From the days of Wood, 1856, every collector 

 of any note in the state has reported this bird. The records 

 cover nearly every part of Wyoming and are too extended to 

 publish here. 



608. Piranga erythromelas Vieill. 

 Scarlet Tanager. 

 Accidental. But a single specimen has been reported from 

 Wyoming. Mr. Frank Bond took one at Cheyenne on May 

 28th, 1889. The skin is in his collection. It is a male bird, 

 in gorgeous plumage, and was alone. 



SWALLOWS. 



611. Progne subis (Linn.). 



Purple Martin. 

 Probably a summer resident ; but uncommon. All of the 

 Wyoming records are from the eastern part of the state and 

 chiefly from the valley of the North Platte river, where they 

 are most abundant. McCarthy reports taking one specimen 

 27 miles west of Laramie, 1859; Coues reports two specimens 

 from Bitter Cottonwood creek ; No. 38382 of the National 

 Museum was taken at Laramie peak ; Bond reports them from 

 Cheyenne ; Jesurun states that they are common at Douglas. 



612. Petrochelidon lunifrons (Say.). 



Cliff Swallow. 

 Summer resident ; abundant. They breed ordinarily up to 

 8,000 feet. Some breed about buildings, but where there are 

 protected rock walls they appear to prefer the isolated life. 

 Nests by the hundreds are common over the state on the walls 

 of red sandstone. This species has been taken as follows : 

 Wood, Pole creek, 1856; Drexel. Fort Bridger, 1858; Merriam, 

 Yellowstone park, 1872; Grinned, Yellowstone park, 1875 ; Dr. 



