82 Brrps OF MASSACHUSETTS 
There is a male from West Roxbury taken March 22, 1873, in 
the mounted collection of the Boston Society of Natural His- 
tory. Three birds were also taken at Revere Beach, February 
28, 1883. 
(February 28); Summer ; October 26 to December 15 ; (Winter). 
Berkshire; ‘“‘ Rare summer resident.’’ Flocks at Pontoosuc Lake, 
November and December. Ipswich: One instance. Springfield : Two 
instances. 
223. Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Aud.). RouGH-wINGED 
SWALLow. 
A very rare summer resident, known to breed in the State only 
in certain limestone cliffs at Morth Adams, Berkshire County, 
where two pairs nested in June, 1895.” There is but one other 
record, of a bird taken in May, 1851, at Hasthampton, and in the 
collection of Mr. H. L. Clark.3 
224. Clivicola riparia (Linn.). Bank SwatLow. 
A common, and somewhat local summer resident. 
April 25 to September 2. 
Amherst; ‘“*Common summer resident.’’ Berkshire: “ Fairly common 
summer resident.” Bristol County: ‘‘Common summer resident.” 
Brookline: ‘“ Formerly not uncommon summer resident.’ Cambridge : 
Common summer resident. Cohasset: ‘‘Common summer resident.” 
Dedham: “Common.” Essex County: ‘‘ Summer visitant. Abundant.” 
Ipswich: ‘**Common summer resident.” Martha’s Vineyard: ‘‘ Com- 
mon summer resident.” Springfield: “Common summer resident.” 
Tempieton: “Abundant in summer.” Wellesley: ‘‘ Locally common 
summer resident.” 
225. Tachycineta bicolor (Vieill.).  Wwrre-BELLIED SWAL- 
LOW. 
An abundant spring and autumn migrant, and now a rather un- 
common and local summer resident. 
March 22 to October 15. 
Amherst: ‘‘ Common summer resident.” Berkshire: “ Abundant tran- 
sient visitant, not very common summer resident.’’ Bristol County: 
1 Brewster; Auk, Vol. V, No. 1, Jan., 1898, pp. 111, 112. 
* Faxon ; Auk, Vol. XII, No. 4, Oct., 1895, p. 392. 
3 Clark ; Birds of Amherst, 1887, p. 49. 
