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162. Petrochelidon lunifrons (Say) Cab. B 226. c 114. R 153. 



Cliff or Eave Swallow. 



-^' '-'-''. 

 ^163. Gotile riparia (L.) Boie. B 229. c 115. R 157. 



^ Bank Swallow. 



164. Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Aud.) Bd. b 230. c 116. R 158. 



Rough-MTinged Sw^allow. 



165. Progne subis (L.) Bd. b 231. c 117. R 152. 



y/^ Purple Martin. 



A66. Ampelis garrulus L. b 232. c 118. r iso. 



y^ Bohemian Waxwing. 



/ 167. Ampelis cedrorum (V.) Bd. b 233. c 119, r isi. 



/ Cedar Waxwing. 



^168. Phainopepla nitens (Sw.) Scl. b 234. c 120. R 26. 



y^ Black Ptilogonys. 



162. Pet-ro-chgl-i'-don lu'-nl-frons. Gr. -ireTpa, a rock, and xf^'Scii', a swallow; alluding to 



the places where the nests are often built. — Lat. Itum, the moon, that is, a crescent, and 

 frons, the forehead or front ; referring to tlie wliite frontal crescent. Luna is contracted 

 , J /" * ^ /from Lucina, a proper name, epithet of Juno, from luceo, I shine ; lux, light. 



163. Co' ti Ic ri-par'-i-a. The generic name was originally written Cotile by Boie, afterward 

 '^Jl-t/t tc'C^^v^V ^^ '""^ C'o/y/e. Tlie latter orthograpliy came into general use, the alleged etymology 



being kotvKt), a cup, in supposed allusion to tlie excavations in which the bird nests. 

 The proper orthography is Cotile, from icwriKas, the swallow ; literally, the twitterer, 

 babbler, prattler, from kutIWw, I prate. (See Wharton, Ibis, October, 1879, p. 451 ; and 

 Coues, Bull. Nuttall Club, April, 1880, p. 90.) — Lat. riparia, riparian: ripa, the bank of 

 a stream. 



164. Stel-gi-dop'-te-ryx ser-rT-pen'-nis. Gr. (mKyls or cnXeyyis, a scraper; and Trrtpv^, wing. 



— Lat. serrljiennis, saw-feathered ; serra, a saw, penna, a feather. Both words mean sub- 

 stantially the same thing, having reference to the peculiar structure of the outer web of 

 the first primary. 



165. Prog'-ne sub'-is. Lat. Progne; see Iridoprocne, No. IGO. — Lat. suhis, a word not known 



except as applied by Pliny to a bird said to break eagles' eggs ; application in this case 

 unknown. 



166. Am'-pe-lls gar'-ru-lus. Gr. anufXis, or afxireXos, the grapevine; also, a small bird which 

 frequented vineyards, by some conjectured to be the present species ; a.fnre\iwv also 

 occurs as the name of a bird. —Lat. c/arruhis, garrulous, loquacious, from (jarrio, I 

 chatter (Gr. ynpvu or japvw, I speak, jTJpvs or yapus, voice) ; also, as substantive, a 

 jay-bird, which is the implication in this case. 



167. A. ced-ro'-rum. Lat. cerfn«, genitive plural cerfcoram, the cedar ; Gr. KeSpos. 



168. Pha-i-n6-pep'-la nit'-ens. Dr. Sclater says (Ibis, 1879, p. 223) that he formed the word 

 from cpaeivSs, shining, and that it should be written as above, as he originally did. 

 This, however, is merely a poetic form, from (patiuea, itself poetic for <pa'i.vQ>. It would 

 appear to be most naturally written Phainopepla, like phmwmenon, pho'norjamons, &c., from 

 the same source ; but if the orthography Phainopepla, in five syllables, be preserved, it 

 can be easily defended. Gr. TreVAa, poetic plural of -rriirKos, a robe. — Lat. nitens, present 

 participle from niteo, I shine. 



