FOOD HABITS OF THE SWALLOWS. 



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coleopteea — continued. 



Philonthus sp 1 



Tachyporus califomicus 1 



Megilla maculata 14 



Hippodamia ambigua 3 



Hippodamia ' 15-maculata 1 



Hippodamia convergens 16 



Hippodamia 13-punctata- 3 



H ippodamia. parenthesis 1 



Hippodamia sp 1 



Coccinella sanguinea 2 



Cocdnella calif ornica 2 



Hyperaspis flmbriata 1 



Scymnus collaris 2 



Scymnus partibus 1 



Scymnus loewii 3 



Scymnus marginicollis 1 



Scymnus sp 3 



Typhcea fumata 1 



Dermestes mannerheimii 1 



Hister sellatus 1 



Hister interruptus 1 



Hister abbreviatus 1 



Hister curtatus 1 



Hister americanus 2 



Hister subrotundus 4 



Saprinus insertus 1 



Pachylophus wneipunctatus 2 



Cercus sericans 1 



Glischrochilus fasciatus 12 



Melanophthalmus gibbosus 1 



Limnichus punctatus 2 



Dryops striata 1 



Chauliognathus marginatus 36 



Chauliognathus sp 1 



Onthophagus tuberculifrons 1 



Onthophagus pennsylv amicus 2 



Onthophagus sp 6 



Atamius sp 1 



Aphodius finietarius 61 



Aphodius granarius 3 



Aphodius vittatus 5 



Aphodius lividus 1 



Aphodius inquinatus 16 



Aphodius sp 40 



Strigoderma pygmwa 3 



Callidium, antennatum 1 



Hasmonia nigricornis 7 



Lema trilineata 2 



Chlamys sp 1 



Diachus auratus 3 



Myochrous denticollis 6 



Typophorus viridicyaneus 1 



Typophorus sellatus 7 



Colaspis sp 1 



coleopteea — continued. 



Plagiodera prasinella 



Gastroidea polygoni 



Gastroidea viridula 



Gastroidea cyanea var. cassia 



Lina scr'ipta 



Cerotoma trifurcata 



Diabrotica 12-punctata 



Diabrotica soror 



Diabrotica sp 



Epitrix parvula 



Epitrix sp 



Longitarsus inelanurus 



Gliptina atriventris 



Chwtocncma pulicaria 



Psylliodes punctulata 



Mylabris amicus (Bruchus) 



Xotoxus sp 



Anthicus sp 



Sitona flavescetis 



Sitona sp 



Apion vespertinum 



Apion cavifrons 



Apion sp 



Phytonomus posticus 



Anthonomus grandis 



Anthonomus eugenii 



Rhinoncus pyrrhopus 



Baris confinis 



Balaninus sp 



Sphenophorus placidus 



Sphenophorus parvulus 



Sphenophorus sp 



Calandra oryza . 



Platypus flavicornis 



Tomicus pini 



Hylastes sp 



Brachy tarsus variegatus 



DIPTEEA. 



Lucilia sp 



Fannia canicularis 



HTMENOPTEEA. 



Apis mellifera 



Tiphia sp 



Formica sp 



Ponera coarctata pennsylvanica-. 



Tapinoma sessile 



Lasius alienus 



Lasius sp 



Ichneumon sp 



Urosigalphus sp 



Apanteles sp 



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BARN SWALLOW. 



Hirundo erythrogastra. 



The barn swallow (PL I, middle figure) occurs in nearly the whole 

 country where suitable buildings for its occupancy can be found, 

 but on the Pacific side of the continent it still largely frequents its 

 original nesting sites in caves and holes in cliffs. That it is ready at 



