180 WILD ANIMALS OF G'LACIER NATIONAL PARK. 



Lazuli Bunting: Passerina mruEAia. — A little male Lazuli with 

 bright-blue back and brownish breast was seen back of Glacier Park 

 Hotel on a tree above a brushy bench, where it sang its bright, cheery 

 song. Another lazuli Avas seen at Lake McDermott. The birds are 

 also recorded from the North Fork of the Flathead by Mr. Brj'ant, 

 and on July 1, 1913, Mr. Warren saw one along the railroad track 

 about three-quarters of a mile Avest of Glacier Park Hotel. On Oc- 

 tober 18, 1887, Dr. Grimiell saw one in the brush of the St. Mary 

 Lake shore. 



Family TANGARID^: Tanagers. 



Western Tanager: Piranga ludavlciana. — At St. Mary Lake the 

 latter part of July, a,s I followed a quiet wood road in the dark 

 Douglas spruce forest with here and there a slanting streak of light 

 from the late afternoon sun, I caught a song unheard for many years. 

 Though failing to recognize it on the instant, I found myself trying 

 to imitate it in the swinging rhythm of the tanager's eong, and in a 

 moment more caught a flash of yellow from the bird's breast, and at 

 a turn got a glimpse of his red head between tliB closely spaced trees. 

 But as I was exulting over the discovery, the beautiful bird disap- 

 peared as suddenly as he had come, among the dark shadows of the 

 forest. 



The only others seen by us were two found the last of August on 

 the Camas Lake trail above Lake McDonald, but Mr. Bryant reports 

 them from the North Fork of the Flathead, and in 189.") Messrs. 

 Bailey and Howell saw one on the mountain near Nyack and heard 

 a few along the line of the park between there and Belton. 



Family HIRUNDINID^: Swallows. 



Cliep Savallow: PctvochcJldon oJhifrons aJhifrons. — S^vallows 

 taken for the cliff were seen August 2 flying over the flats of the St. 

 Maiy Eiver and August 6 over the Swiftcurrent 

 Flats. Mr. Gird thinks he has seen them on the 

 North Fork of the Flathead. 



Barn Sav allow: Hirundo rv^tica erythrogas- 

 fris. — ]\Ir. Stevenson reports that the barn swal- 



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F.«. 8o.-ciiff swai- i^^g ^.-^^-^^ ^YiQ long, forked tails have been seen, but 



are rare, and that they liaA'e been noted on the 

 plains to the east of the park. On May 25, 1895, one or two were seen 

 at the upper St. Marj^ Lake, and on June 20, 1913, Mr. Warren saAV 

 one or two along the road between Glacier Park Hoiel and St. ISIary. 

 Tree Savallow: Iridoprocvr hi'color. — At the Upper St. Mary 

 Lake, on July 21, in cottoiiAvood stubs, Ave found three nests of the 



