i;atau)Gue of the birds of p. e. island. — macswain. 585 



Family HIRUNDINID.E. 



1()."> (612). Fctrochelidon lanifrons {Say). Cliff kSwallow ; 

 Kave Swallow. — Not so comnioii since the advent of the House 

 Sparrow. The latter has in s(Mne places taken possession of 

 the nesting places of the swallow. Breeds. 



1()4. (613). Chelidon erythrogaster (Bodd.). Barn Swallow. 

 — A conunon sumnjer resident, breeding chiefly in barns. 



165 (614). 2\tchyclnefa />i!co/or (Vieill.). Tree Swallow.— 

 Not so common as our other species of swallows. Arrives 

 about ^he same time. Breeds. 



liji) (616j. Clivicola riparia (Liini.). Bank Swallow. — 

 Nests in high banks of St. Peter's Island and other suitable 

 places along the coast. 



Family AMPELID.E. 



167 (619). Ampelus cedroruin (VieilL). Cedar Wa.Kwing. 

 — A not uncommon summer resident; nests in August. 



Family LANIID.E. 



168 (621). Lanius boreali^ Vieill. Northern Shrike ; 

 Butcher-bird. — A rare winter visitor. 



169 (622). Lanius ludovicianus (Linn.). Loggerhead 

 Shrike. — Rarer even than the pi'eceding. 



Family VIREONID.E. 



170 (624). Vireo olivaceas (Linn.). Red-eyed Vireo. — 

 Not common. Breeds. 



171 (627). Vireo gilvus (Vieill.). Warbling Vireo. — In 

 spring small flocks are sometimes seen on their way northward. 

 The specimen I examined was shot by Bryenton at Brackley 

 Point. 



172 (631). Vireo jiavifrons Vieill. Yellow-breasted 

 Vireo. — More numerous than the Red or White-eyed Vireo. 



173 (631). Vireo noveboracensis Gniel. White-eyed Vireo. 

 — Not common. 



Pkoc. & Trans. N. S. Imst. Scl, Vol. XI. Tkans. MM. 



