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612. *Petrochelidon lunifrons (Say)—Ciirr SwaLLow. 
Entire state; common summer resident and breeder, arriving by 
the middle of April, breeding in June, departing in early September. 
Omaha, Lincoln, West Point, Neligh, North Platte, and Cherry, Sioux 
and Dundy counties. 
613. *Hirundo erythrogastra Boddaert—Barn Swa.iow. 
Abundant over entire state, dates as preceding, but remaining into 
October. 
614. *Iridoprocne bicolor (Vieillot) TREE SwALLow. 
Entire state, breeding commonly along its northern border, rarely 
southward. Omaha, Lincoln, West Point, Neligh—mostly migra- 
tory, a rare breeder. Sioux county, Niobrara valley—a common 
breeder. 
615. *Tachycineta thalassina lepida (Mearns)—VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW. 
Sioux county; common summer resident and breeder in cliffs. 
Once taken during migration at West Point by Bruner. 
616. *Riparia riparia (Linnaeus)—Bank SwaLiow. 
Entire state; arrives in middle April, breeds in May and June, and 
departs late in September. 
617. *Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Audubon)—RovuGH-wIneED SwaALLow. 
Eastern half or more of state—common summer resident and breed- 
er in river banks, especially northwardly. Richardson county, Peru, 
Omaha, Lincoln, Beatrice, West Point, Neligh, Niobrara valley, 
Cherry county—breeding. 
Famity AMPELIDZ—Waxwines 
1. Wing-bar white; the under tail-coverts chestnut... Bohemian Waxwing. 
1. Wing-bar wanting; under tail-coverts white........... Cedar Waxwing. 
618. Ampelis garrulus Linnaeus—BoHEMIAN WAXWING. 
An irregular winter visitor, liable to occur from the middle of No- 
vember till late in February or even March, over the entire state. 
Omaha, South Bend, Lincoln, Beatrice, West Point, Neligh, Cherry 
county, Curtis, Sioux county. . 
619. *Ampelis cedrorum (Vieillot)—CrEparR WaAxwina. 
Eastern Nebraska; very common as a migrant, not common in 
winter, and breeding but rarely in the state, most frequently north- 
ward. Omaha, Lincoln, Beatrice, West Point, Long Pine, Cherry 
county. 
Famity LANIIDA!—Snurikes 
1. Breast with wavy cross-bars; no transverse black line on forehead. 
cB ORs ets Sie PUNE, ANGST. i Leet Hf aE Sth . Northern Banke! 
1. Breast without conspicuous wavy eae a ipacrn black line on 
Foreliead (0 3Gliin Gc yee a Cre RNs tee deo gn eo a (2) 
2. Rump and upper tail-coverts but little lighter than back. ... 
Migrant Shrike. 
