o4 IsELY, Birds of Sedgwick Co., Kansas. [jan. 



date on which I have noted it was March 24 in 1910. Mr. Sullivan has 

 noted Martins as early as March 11. They begin to migrate southward 

 by August 1. 



65. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. — Common. Noted 

 between May 1 and September 22. In the early part of September, both 

 of 1907 and 1908, 1 saw a continuous stream of these birds flying southward. 

 They did not move in a compact flock like Blackbirds but were scattered 

 form horizon to horizon, and were several days in passing. 



66. Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. — Common from the 

 latter part of April until the middle of September. These birds are seen 

 most frequently flying over ponds or around cattle. I have found a 

 number of nests in a hay shed on the prairie east of Fairmount. 



67. Iridoprocne bicolor. Tree Swallow. — Dr. Mathews has 

 noted two pairs nesting in the city. 



68. Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. — Noted by Mr. Sullivan 

 during the summers of 1908 and 1909. Also by Dr. Mathews. 



6. Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides. White-rumped Shrike. — 

 Common. Noted most frequently on fences or trees in the open. The 

 earliest date on which I have seen it was Feb. 28; the latest, Sept. 26. 

 On May 17 I found a nest containing six eggs on the Fairmount College 

 campus in an elm sapling, about eight feet from the ground. 



70. Vireosylva olivacea. Red-eyed Vireo. — A common summer 

 resident, singing in the trees along the city streets. It is one of the most 

 persistent songsters during the hot weather, keeping up its song even into 

 August. The earliest date upon which it was noted was May 8, by Pro- 

 fessor Larrabee. 



71. Vireosylva gilva. Warbling Vireo. — A common singer in the 

 trees along the street and in the cemetery during the first half of May. 

 The species becomes less common during the latter part of spring and I 

 have never noted it after July. 



72. Vireo griseus. White-eyed Vireo. — Uncommon. I have 

 found this species most frequently along hedges and in evergreen trees. 

 The earliest date, May 11, in 1910; the latest, Sept. 12, in 1909. 



73. Dendroica sestiva. Yellow Warbler. — Abundant during the 

 spring migration and common throughout the summer. I have found 

 this species in trees along the streets, in the cemetery and parks. May 1, 

 1910, is the earliest date upon which I have noted the species. 



74. Geothlypis trichas occidentalis. Western Yellow-throat. — 

 A common bush bird in spring and early summer. The earliest date on 

 which I noted this species was May 1, 1910. Noted in underbrush, by 

 cemetery Pond, Chisolm Creek and Little Arkansas River. During May 

 and June it sings almost constantly. 



75. Icteria virens. Yellom'-breasted Chat. — Noted by Dr. 

 Mathews as common. 



76. Dumetella carolinensis. Catbird. — Common in spring. The 

 earliest date on which I have noted the species was May 8, 1910; the latest 



