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small colony nested in a bank at the side of the road near the State Fish 

 Hatchery in the Turtle Mountains, July, 1920. It was first seen in 1921 at 

 Devils Lake, May 10. 



All of the swallows are very beneficial in their food habits, as they live 

 entirely on insects. 



256. Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Audubon). Rough-winged Swallow. 



Allen, 1875. p. 54; a colony found breeding in a sand bluff near our crossing 

 of the Big Muddy, Morton County. A number of nests were examined July i, 1873. 

 All contained newly-hatched young. Abbott, 1880, p. 984; one at Pembina. July, 

 1879. RiDGWAY, 1904, p. 59; breeding in North Dakota. 



I did not identify any birds of this species in the field, although no doubt 

 some were seen among the many bank swallows. It is so nearly like the 

 bank swallow that it is hard to distinguish in life, and may be more com- 

 mon than the records show. Specimens are in the Museum of the Agricul- 

 tural College at Fargo, labelled Walhalla, North Dakota. July 6, 191 2, W. 

 B. Bell, and I saw one in the Williams Collection at Grafton, taken there 

 July I, 1914, by Mr. Williams. 



257. Bomby cilia garritia (Linnaeus). Bohemian Waxwing. 



Thwaites, 1906, Vol. Ill, p. 44; Maximilian says on December 13, 1833, several 

 birds of the species Bombycilla garrula were brought to us at Fort Clarke. Larson, 

 1913. P- 94; shot a solitary male on November 12, 1912, in McKenzie County, North 

 Dakota. Judd, 1917. p. 25 ; irregular winter visitant in small flocks. FrEEMAN, 1919, 

 p. 15; winter visitant, was very common two or three years ago; March 15. 



The species was not seen in life, but I saw several mounted birds in the 

 state. There were specimens in the collection of Mrs. Lucia Olsen, of 

 Medora, who told me that they were very common winter visitants and fed 

 on the berries of the red cedar. I also saw mounted birds in the Williams 

 Collection at Grafton, labelled February 7, 191 2, and was told that it was a 

 common winter resident there. Mr. Russell Reid writes that it was not 

 often seen, but was very common during the winter of 1919-1920 near Bis- 

 marck. According to Miss Zella Colvin, a large flock of Bohemian waxwings 

 spent several weeks in Grand Forks during the month of January, 1922, 

 feeding on Russian olives. 



258. Bombycilla ccdrormn Vieillot. CedarWaxwing. 



CouES, 1878. p. ^74; not seen at Pembina, but found at Mouse River. August IQ 

 and Sept. 3, and at Long Coteau River, September 8, 1873- Judd, 1917, p. 25; toler- 

 ably common summer resident of the Turtle Mountains. 



I saw this species at Sully's Hill National Park on May 28, at Devils 

 Lake July 21, at Williston July 6, and at Bottineau July 13. 1921. Mr. 

 Russell Reid saw a large flock near Bismark, June 4, 1920. 



259. Lanins borealis Vieillot. Northern Shrike. 



Larson, 1913, p. 94; seen only a few times in McKenzie County. Judd, 1917, p. 

 25; tolerably common, early spring and late fall migrant. Freeman, 1919, p. 15; 

 occasional winter visitant, seen in January and December. 



