26 LOCAL BREEDING BIRDS 
84. (613.) Barn Swallow (Hirundo erythrogaster). Local status: Abun- 
dant summer resident. Szte: 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 (/ridoprocne bicolor). Local status: Rare and 
local summer resident, abundant migrant, particularly from late July to Octo- 
ber. Site: In a hollow tree or bird-box. Eggs: 4-7, white. Date: May 109. 
86. (616.) Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia). Local status: Locally abun- 
dant summer resident. Szte: In a hole in a sand-bank, 2-3 feet from the 
entrance. Eggs: 4-6, white. Date: May 19. Group, Hall No. 208. 
87. (617.) Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis). Local 
status: Local and not common summer resident. Szte: Beneath bridges, in 
stone walls, or a hole ina bank. Eggs: 4-8, white. Date: May 30. 
88. (619.) 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. : 
89. (624.) Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olwaceus). Local status: Abundant 
summer resident. Szte: 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. 
go. (627.) Warbling Vireo (Vireo giluus). 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. 
gt. (628.) Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons). Local status: Com- 
mon summer resident. Szte: 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. Szte: 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 (Myuzotilta varia). Local status: 
Common summer resident. Szte: 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 vermivorus). Local status: 
Rather rare and local summer resident. Szte: 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. 
gs. (641.) Blue-winged Warbler (Helminthophila 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 (Helminthophila chrysoptera). Local 
status: Rare summer resident, sometimes not uncommon August migrant. 
