BIRDS OP MADISON COUNTY 27 



137 (613) Hirundo erythrogaster Bodd. 



Barn swallow. 



An abundant summer resident. Breeds. Arrives 

 about April 25. 



138 (614) Tachycineta bicolor (Vieill.). 



Tree swallow. 



Common summer resident. Breeds. Arrives the 

 first week in April. 



139 (616) Clivicola riparia (Linn.). 



Bank swallow. 



Common summer resident. Breeds abundantly in 

 the freshly exposed sand banks. Arrives about April 25. 



140 (617) Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Aud.). 



Rough-winged swallow. 



Rarely seen. Records are as follows : May 12 and 

 20, 1898 ; June 7, 1899, and May 13, 1900. 



Family AMPELIDAE ( Waxwings, etc.). 



141 (618) Ampelis garrulus Linn. 



Bohemian waxwing. 



Occasional winter visitant. A company of eight 

 birds was seen February 4, 1896, one of which was captured. 



142 (619) Ampelis cedrorum (Vieill.). 



Cedar waxwing. 



Very common summer resident. Breeds. A flock 

 seen nearly every winter. 



Family LANIIDAE (Shrikes). 



143 (621) Lanius borealis Vieill. 



Northern shrike. 



Not uncommon during the winter months. 



