FOOD HABITS OF THE SWALLOWS. 
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COLeoptera — continued. 
Philonthus sp 1 
Tachyporus califomicus 1 
Megilla maculata 14 
Hippodamia ambigua 3 
Hippodamia 15-maculata 1 
Hippodamia convergens 16 
Hippodamia 13-punctata 3 
Hippodamia parenthesis 1 
Hippodamia sp 1 
Coccinella sanguinea 2 
Coccinella calif ornica 2 
Hyperaspis fimbriata 1 
Scymnus collaris 2 
Scymnus partibus 1 
Scymnus loewii 3 
Scymnus margindcollis 1 
Scymnus sp 3 
Typhcea fumata 1 
Dermestes mannerheimii 1 
Hister sellatus 1 
Hister interruptus 1 
Hister abbre,viatus 1 
Hister curtatus 1 
Hister americanus 2 
Hister subrotundus 4 
Saprinus insertus 1 
Pachylophus ameipunctatus 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 pennsylvanicus 2 
Onthophagus sp 6 
Atwnius sp 1 
Aphodius fimetarius 61 
Aphodius granarius 3 
Aphodius vittatus 5 
Aphodius lividus 1 
Aphodius inquinatus 16 
Aphodius sp 40 
Strigoderma pygmwa 3 
Callidium antennatum 1 
Hcemonia nigricornis 7 
Lema trilineata 2 
Chlamys sp 1 
Diachus auratus 3 
Myochrous denticollis 6 
Typophorus viridicyaneus 1 
Typophorus sellatus 7 
Colaspis sp 1 
coleoptera — continued. 
Plagiodera prasinella 1 
Gastroidca polygoni 1 
Oastroidea viridula 1 
Gastroidca cyanea var. c&sia 2 
Lina scripta 11 
Cerotoma trifurcata 2 
Diabrotica 12-punctata 4 
Diabrotica soror 5 
Diabrotica sp 1 
Epitrix parvula 2 
Epitriw sp l 
Longitarsus melanurus 2 
Gliptina atriventris 2 
Chwtocncma pulicaria 5 
Psylliodes punctulata 1 
Mylabris amicus (Bruchus) 2 
Notooeus sp 4 
Anthicus sp 1 
Sitona flavescens 2 
Sitona sp 12 
Apion vespertinum 1 
Apion cavifrons 1 
Apion sp 1 
Phytonomus posticus 13 
Anthonomus grandis -_ 37 
Anthonomus eugenii 1 
Rhinoncus pyrrhopus 2 
Boris conflnis 1 
Balaninus sp 15 
Sphenopliorus placidus 1 
Sphenophorus parvulus 1 
Sphenophorus sp 1 
Calandra oryza . 5 
Platypus flavicornis 1 
Tomicus pini 1 
Hylastes sp 1 
Brachytarsus variegatus 1 
diptera. 
Lucilia sp 2 
Fannia canicularis 1 
HTMENOPTERA. 
Apis mellifera 13 
Tiphia sp 1 
Formica sp 1 
Ponera coarctata pennsylvanica 2 
Tapinoma sessile 1 
Lasius alienus 1 
Lasius sp ' 5 
Ichneumon sp 1 
Urosigalphus sp 1 
Apanteles sp 1 
BARN SWALLOW. 
Eirundo 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 
