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Notes on the Birds. oe 
spring and eyen then only rarely. Probably nests in the northern part of 
the state, but not in Carroll, Vigo or Monroe County. 
A beautiful and attractive little swallow, readily known by its white 
belly. 
164. RiparRta RIPARTA (Linnzeus). BANK SWALLOW. (616) 
A common summer resident; most abundant along the river and creeks, 
nesting in holes in the banks. Arrives early in April; April 6, 1884, on Deer 
Creek just above Camden, and April 8, 1885, three or four seen on Deer 
Creek near Camden cemetery. Not so common in Monroe County, but quite 
common in Vigo. Noted April 10, and 15, 1888. Very abundant at Lake 
Maxinkuckee nesting in holes in the bluff at the gravel-pit where the young 
are often seen in large numbers in summer and fall sitting on the telegraph 
wires along with even greater numbers of cliff swallows. 
165. STELGIDOPTERYX SERRIPENNIS (Audubon). 
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW. (617) 
Summer resident in all the counties but not so common as the Bank 
Swallow. At Gosport north of Bloomington nearly completed nests were 
found May 8, 1886. At Terre Haute many noted, April 21, 1888. 
The habits and general appearance of the two species are very similar 
and it is difficult to distinguish them except with specimens actually in 
hand. 
166. BoMBYCILLA GARRULA (Linnreus). BOTTEMIAN WAXWING. (618) 
I have noted this beautiful bird only in Carroll County, and that many 
years ago when I saw a flock of perhaps a half dozen in some cedar trees 
in my father’s yard. 
167. BomebyciLLA CEDRORUM Vieillot. CEDAR WAXWING. (619) 
Common summer resident, arriving rather late in, spring but remaining 
quite late in the fall; sometimes present all winter. Usually going in small 
flocks. Nesting late in the summer, the nest often placed on a horizontal 
limb of some apple tree in an orchard. 
Carrol County: December 31, 1878, observed; February 27, 1879, a large 
flock seen in an orchard feeding on frozen apples that were still hanging 
on the trees; many were seen again on Mareh 1 and 5, feeding in hack- 
berry trees in Deer Creek bottoms east of Camden; June 26, 1882, set of 5 
fresh eggs, nest in an apple tree in orchard on home farm. On May 24, 1883, 
several seen at the drift on Wild Cat Creek above Burlington, where I had 
noted them as being quite common the summer before. They were at rest 
and remained most of the time in some soft maples which overhang the 
creek. From these trees they would frequently dart out over the creek in 
pursuit of insects which they were quite expert in capturing. In the 
summer of 1883 and 1884, several nests, usually in apple trees, were found 
near Burlington. During the winter of 1883-4, these birds were common 
