KEEL-BREASTED BIRDS. 



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FIG. 315. Bank swallow, showing cave-nest and young. 



The cedar-bird {Ampclis ccdrorum) is abundant in east- 

 ern United States. The nest is made in low trees or 

 bushes, and from three to four purplish-white and black 

 spotted eggs are laid. 



Allied to this family is the cock of the rock * {Rupicold) 



* They are remarkable for their " entertainments," or courtships. 

 Twenty or more of these birds have been seen standing in a circle, 

 some seated upon rocks, while in the center a solitary male hopped 



