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have contained over fifty; they were nesting about the cliffs as a 
rule, but several times we saw them enter holes in banks similar to 
those of the bank swallow, while at Fort Selkirk they were nesting 
in the interstices between the logs of the cabins; we often met 
with small colonies until we were within fifteen miles of Circle City, 
Alaska. (Bishop.) 
CCXLITI. RIPARIA Forster. 1817. 
616. Bank Swallow. 
Riparia riparia (LINN.) SHARP & WYATT. 1894. 
A pair said to have been seen on Melville island, June 9th, 1820, 
by Parry. (Arct. Man.) Audubon states that it rarely begins 
to breed before June and lays only once; said to be plentiful on the 
south shore of Labrador. (Packard.) Not common, but a few were 
seen throughout the trip from Moose Factory across Ungava to the 
forks of the Koaksoak above Fort Chimo on August 24th, 1896- 
(Spreadborough.) Very rare at Cow Head, Newfoundland, but said 
to be common about the Bay of St. George. (Reeks.) 
Not found at Halifax, N.S., but plentiful about the shores of the 
Bay of Fundy. (Downs.) Common summer resident in Nova 
Scotia. (H. F. Tufts.) Not rare in certain localities along Bras 
d’Or, Cape Breton island, 1898; rather common at Brackley point 
Prince Edward island, July, 1888. (Macoun.) I perhaps do this species 
an injustice when I say that it is outnumbered by the Savanna 
sparrow and the junco. I saw colonies of hundreds at several points 
along the coast, of P.E.I. and as every bluff is crowned by a layer of 
sand and much of the coast is a continuous bluff the species has 
unrivalled opportunities for nesting places. (Dwight.) A common 
summer resident at St. John, N.B. (Chamberlain.) An abundant 
summer resident in suitable localities at Scotch Lake, York county, 
N.B. (W.H. Moore.) A small colony was found at the mouth of 
the Kedgwick, Restigouche valley, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) Toler- 
ably common on the Magdalen islands; breeding on Grindstone 
island. (Bishop.) We met with this species frequently in the Gulf 
of St. Lawrence but only observed two breeding stations, one at 
Grand Entry island in the Magdalens and the other at Gaspé, Que. 
(Brewster.) Summer resident around Quebec. (Dionne.) A com- 
