Vol. XXVIII 

 1911 



Visher, Birds of Harding County, South Dakota. 15 



127. Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. — One seen August 

 27 in the Short Pine Hills. 



128. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. — Abundant nester 

 on the cliffs of badlands and along streams wherever such cliffs occur. 

 The only swallow seen frequently. 



129. Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. — A pair or two 

 nest about the sheds of each of the old ranches, and in Camp Crook. 

 They do not wander far from their nests. 



130. Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. — One small colony is es- 

 tablished on the North Fork of the Grand River. 



131. Bombycilla garrula. Bohemian Waxwing. — A large flock 

 is reported to have spent several days in the Short Pine Hills during 

 February, 1910. 



132. Bombycilla cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. — A common sum- 

 mer resident in the pine-forested parts of the buttes. 



133. Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides. White-rumped Shrike. 



— Abundant summer resident of the plains. Nests in the scattered trees 

 which occur along the intermittant "creeks." 



134. Vireo olivaceus. Red-eyed Vireo.* — Not a rare nester in 

 the wooded canons of Slim Buttes. 



135. Vireosylva gilva swainsoni. Western Warbling Vireo. — 

 Common during the summer in the woody areas. 



136. Dendroica aestiva. Yellow Warbler. — Nests commonly in 

 the canons along the brooks of the buttes, and along the Little Missouri. 



137. Dendroica auduboni. Audubon's Warbler. — Nests in the 

 pine forests of the higher buttes; fairly common. 



138. Seiurus aurocapillus. Ovenbird. 1 — Noted, not rarely, in the 

 Short and Long Pine Hills. Fledgelings observed in the latter July 20. 



139. Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis. Grinnell's Water- 

 Thrush.* — Three seen along the river early in September. 



140. Geothlypis trichas occidentalis. Western Yellow-throat. 



— Breeds commonly along the permanent streams. 



141. Icteria virens longicauda. Long-tailed Chat. — Nested 

 abundantly in the most wooded portions of the Little Missouri flood plain. 



142. Wilsonia pusilla. Wilson's Warbler.* — An abundant mi- 

 grant, arriving August 19. 



143. Anthus spraguei. Sprague's Pipit. — Common breeder on the 

 grassy plains of the northeastern part of the county. Abundant migrant. 

 The call, che, che, is then frequently heard. 



144. Dumetella carolinensis. Catbird. — Not common during 

 the summer, in the groves along the streams. 



145. Toxostoma rufum. Brown Thrasher. — More numerous 

 than the preceding, in similar situations. 



146. Salpinctes obsoletus. Rock Wren. — Breeds abundantly 



1 Omitted by error from previous list. 



