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30. CoTYLE EiPARiA (L.) Boie.—Banlc Swallow. 



Small troops seen about the river and water-lioles throughout May, 

 and they undoubtedly remain there to breed. At no time, however, did 

 I see them in such numbers as is common about Lake Erie. 



290 



L omit a. 



May 



5.00 



10.60 



3.85 



2.00 



AMPELID^. 



31. Ampelis cedeoeum (Y.) Bd. — Cherry -bird. 



On the 28th of April, during the hottest period of my stay on the 

 Eio Grande, I heard a flock of these birds for some time during the mid- 

 dle of the day in a grove near the house. Their wheezing ^^tsee-tsee" 

 was perfectly familiar and unmistakable. A little later than this, the 

 year before, I shot several in about the same place. 



VIEEONID^. 



32. YrREO OLivACEUS (L.) Y.— Bed-eyed Yireo. 



On May 13 I shot several of this species in woods near the bank of 

 the river. 



33. ViREO SOLITARIUS (Wils.) Y. — Solitary Yireo. • 



A single specimen of this species was shot in a tall ebony-tree, back 

 of the house, at Lomita, April 30. It approximates to variety plumheus, 

 rather more in size than in color. I instructed my assistant to keep a 

 sharp lookout for others of this bird, but succeeded in obtaining none, 

 and I think it must be rare to that locality. Tarsus .75 ; middle toe and 

 claw .72; whole biU .38; bill from nostril .27. 



268 



Lomita . 



April 30 



5.75 



9.75 



3. 00 2. 12 



34. YiEEO NOVEBORACENSIS (Grm.) Bp. — White-eyed Yireo. 



A common resident, observed to be more abundant in May than in 

 April. Kests and eggs taken April 30. 



35. Yireo belli And. — BelVs Yireo. 



Mr. G. ]Sr. Lawrence inclines to place two doubtful specimens under 

 this head. One is undoubtedly a full-grown young, and taken April 20. 

 The other I think is an adult, although at first I supposed it to be a 

 young also, and was taken May 10. 



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Sex ? I Lomita I April 26 



Sex? i....do I May 10 



Winj 

 ,00 I 



2.15. 



7.00 



Tail 1. 73 

 2.25 I L75 



