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257. Violet-green Swallow. 



(Tachycineta thalassina.) 

 An abundant summer resident throughout the Province. 



258. Rough-winged Swallow. 



(Stelgidopteryx serripennis.) 



Common all over the Province. Breeds in the banks at 

 Beacon Hill. 



FAMILY AMPELID^E. WAXWINGS. 



259. Bohemian Waxwing. 



(Ampelis garrulus.) 



A resident, chiefly east of Cascades and Rocky Mountain 

 Districts. A rare winter visitant on Vancouver Island. 



260. Cedar Bird. 



(Ampelis cedrorum.) 

 A common summer resident throughout the Province. 



FAMILY LANIID^. SHRIKES. 



261. Northern Shrike. 



"Butcherbird." (Lanius borealis.) 



The Province at large. Nowhere common. A few are 

 found throughout the winter on the coast. 



262. White-rumped Shrike. 



(Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides.) 



Chilliwhack A. C. Brooks. Vancouver Island A. H. 

 Maynard. 



FAMILY VIREONID^. VIREOS. 



263. Red-eyed Vireo. 



(Vireo olivaceus.) 



East of the Cascades Clark P. Streator. Chilliwhack 

 A v C. Brooks. 



264. Warbling Vireo. 



(Vireo gilvus.) 

 East and west of Cascades. Common summer resident. 



