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611. Progne subis (Linv.). 
Purple Martin. 
FTirundo subis LINN. S. N. ed. ro, 1. 1758, 192. 
Progne subis BAtRD, Rev. Am. B. I. May, 1865, 274. 
[Bigat Cnr Rireo iC non | 
Geoc. Dist.— Temperate North America, north to Ontario and 
the Saskatchewan, south to the higher parts of Mexico, wintering in 
South America. 
611 a. Progne subis hesperia Brewsr. 
Western Martin. 
Progne subis hesperia BREwst. Auk, VI. April, 1889, 92. 
[B 231, part, C 117, part, R 152, part, C 165, part.| 
Geroc. Dist.— California, south of Latitude 40°, and southern 
Arizona; in winter, south to Nicaragua. 
611.1. Progne cryptoleuca Barrp. 
Cuban Martin. 
Progne cryptoleuca BAIRD, Rev. Am. B. I. May, 1865, 277. 
[B 231a, C—, R 152a, C—.] 
Geoc. Dist.— Cuba, and southern Florida. 
Genus PETROCHELIDON Casanis. 
Petrochelidon Cas. Mus. Hein. I. 1850, 47. Type, Airundo 
melanogastra SWAINS. 
612. Petrochelidon lunifrons (Say). 
Cliff Swallow. 
Hirundo lunifrons Say, Lonc’s Exp. II. 1823, 47. 
Petrochelidon lunifrons Cassin, Cat. Hirun. Mus. Phila. Acad. 
Nat. Sci. 1853, 4. 
[B 226, C 114, R153, 'C 162.] 
Groc. Dist.— North America, north to the limit of trees, breeding 
south to the valleys of the Potomac and the Ohio, southern Texas, 
southern Arizona, and California; Central and South America in 
winter. Not recorded from Florida or the West Indies. 
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