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220. Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet Tanager. — Not 

 uncommon in the migrations in the Virginias, arriving about the 

 first of May, some remaining to breed in the cooler districts. A 

 nest containing two of its eggs with two of the Cow Bunting were 

 found May 24th, 1S83 at Fairview, West Virginia, by the Rev. 

 W. E. Hill. Mr. Richmond reports it as breeding quite rarely 

 near Washington. 



221. Piranga rubra. Summer Red Bird. — A not uncom- 

 mon summer resident of the warmer parts of the Virginias, arriv- 

 ing the last of April or early in May, and leaving in September. A 

 male was obtained by Mr. Brewster in Ritchie County and two 

 females by Mr. Scott in Kanawha County, West Virginia. I 

 have also seen a male at the Blue Ridge Springs in the lower 

 mountain region. A nest containing three fresh eggs was found 

 near Washington by Mr. Richmond, July 4th, 1S85. (The Auk, 

 Vol. V, p. 23). 



222. Progne subis. Purpee Martin. — Common summer 

 resident of the Virginias, although locally distributed. Arrives in 

 April and leaves the latter part of August or early in September. 

 It usually breeds in the boxes put up for its occupancy. At 

 Washington it sometimes nests in the capitals of the columns of 

 the public buildings, and some years ago I saw the nests on the 

 large hotel at the White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. 



223. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Ceiff Swallow. — Sum- 

 mer resident of the Virginias, not very common and very irreg- 

 ularly distributed, being unknown in many localities; breeds. 

 Arrives in April and leaves in September. 



224. Chelidon erythrogaster. Barn Swallow. — Com- 

 mon summer resident of the Virginias, from April to September, 

 frequenting especially the neighborhood of barns and old build- 

 ings, on which it constructs its nest. 



225. Tachycineta bicolor. White-bellied Swallow. — 

 Common summer resident of the Tidewater region, from April to 

 September but rare away from the rivers. A single specimen 

 was observed by Mr. Ingersoll, on the 29th of April, in Ritchie 

 County, West Virginia. Several were seen by Mr. F. L. Wash- 

 burn of Johns Hopkins University at Harper's Ferry, April S, 

 1887. 



