26 LOCAL BREEDING BIRDS 



84. (613.) Barn Swallow (flirumh crythrogaster) . Local status: Abun- 

 dant summer resident. Site: Generally placed on the rafter of a barn or out- 

 building. Eggs: 4-6, white, with numerous blotches of olive-brown or reddish 

 brown, and generally smaller than those of the preceding species. Date: May 8. 



85. (614.) Tree Swallow {Iridoprocne bicolor). Local status: Rare and 

 local summer resident, abundant migrant, particularly from late July to Octo- 

 ber. Sil'r: In a hollow tree or bird-box. Eggs: 4—7, white. Date: May 19. 



86. (616.) Bank Swallow {Riparia riparia). Local status: Localh- abun- 

 dant summer resident. Site: In a hole in a sand-bank, 2-3 feet from the 

 entrance. Eggs: 4-6, white. Date: May ig. Group, Hall No. 208. 



87. (617.) Rough-winged Swallow {Stelgidopteryx serripennis). Local 

 status: Local and not common summer resident. Site: Beneath bridges, in 

 stone walls, or a hole in a bank. Eggs: 4—8, white. Date: May 30. 



88. (6ig.) Cedar Waxwing (Ampelis cedrorum). Local status: Common 

 summer resident. Site: Generally in fruit or shade trees, 5-20 feet from the 

 ground. Eggs: 3-5, pale bluish gray, blotched with black or umber. Date: 

 June 19. 



8g. (624.) Red-eyed Vireo (Virco ohvaceus). Local status: Abundant 

 summer resident. Site: Suspended from a forked branch, 4-40 feet from the 

 ground. Eggs: 3-4, white, with a few blackish spots about the larger end. 

 Date: May 28. 



90. (627.) "WaxhWngVneo {Vireo gilvus). Local status: Locally common 

 summer resident. Site: Suspended from a forked branch, usually in shade 

 trees, 8-40 feet from the ground. Eggs: 3—4, white, usually with a few black- 

 ish or brownish spots about the larger end. Date: May 30. Group, Hall No. 

 308. 



91. (628.) Yellow-throated Vireo {Virco jlavijrons). Local status: Com- 

 mon summer resident. Site: Suspended from a forked branch, 10—30 feet 

 from the ground. Eggs: 3-4, white, with a few specks or spots of blackish or 

 brownish, chiefly about the larger end. Date: May 28. 



92. (631.) White-eyed Vireo {Vireo noveboracensis). Local status: Com- 

 mon summer resident. Site: In thickets suspended from a forked branch, 1-4 

 feet from the ground. Eggs: 3-4, white, with a few specks of blackish or 

 brownish at the larger end. Date: May 25. Group, Hall No 308. 



93. (636.) Black and White Warbler {Mniotilta varia). Local status: 

 Common summer resident. Site: On the ground in the woods, generally at the 

 base of tree, stump or rock. Eggs: 4-5, white, spotted and speckled with cin- 

 namon-brown to umber, chiefly in a wreath at the larger end. Date: May 18. 

 Group, Hall No. 308. 



94. (639.) Worm-eating Warbler {Helmitheros vertnivorus) . Local status: 

 Rather rare and local summer resident. Site: On the ground, generally in dry 

 woods. Eggs: 4-6, white, speckled, spotted or blotched with cinnamon- or 

 reddish-brown. Date: May 20. Group, Hall No. 308. 



95. (641.) Blue-winged Warbler {Hclminthophila pinus). Local status: 

 Generally common summer resident; not common on Long Island. Site: On 

 the ground, usually in or near second growths. Eggs: 4-6, white, thinly speckled 

 with reddish brown. Date: May 16. Group, Hall No. 308. 



96. (642.) Golden-winged Warbler {Hclminthophila chrysoptera). Local 

 status: Rare summer resident, sometimes not uncommon August migrant. 



