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of the United States . 65 
numerous near the Rocky Mountains, and extending far to 
the north. 
74. Hirundo bicolor, Vieill. Dark greenish-blue, beneath 
white; tail forked ; tarsi naked. 
Green-blue, or White-bellied Swallow, Hirundo viridis, 
Wils.Am. Orn. v. p. 44. pi. 38 
Inhabits the United States during summer: less common 
than the Hirundo rufa. 
75. Hirundo riparia, L. Above, and band on the breast, 
cinereous-brown ; beneath white ; tail forked ; tarsi naked, 
w ith a few tufts of downy feathers behind. 
Bank Swallow, or Sand Martin, Hirundo riparia. Wils. 
Am. Orn. v.p. 46. pi. 38. fig. 4. 
Inhabits both continents on high sandy banks, in large 
communities: during summer only in the United States: 
common. 
FAMILY X. CANORI. 
Dentirostres, Cuv. Latr. Myi otheres , Colluriones , Canori , 
Canori, 111. Ancrpontes, Vieill. Piezoramfi , B afioramfi, 
Metrioramfi , Collurioni, Ranz. Order Insectivores, Temm. 
Oscines, Brehm. 
Bill short, or moderate ; upper mandible almost always 
notched and curved near the tip. Tarsi annulated, naked; 
middle toe united at base to the outer. Wings moderate. 
Tail of twelve feathers. 
Insectivorous : some feed also on berries. Build their 
nests in woods and thickets; breed several times a year; 
eggs rather numerous. Generally excel in song. Flesh 
palatable. 
16 . MUSCICAPA. 
Muscicapa, Lanius, L. Gm. Lath. Muscicapa, Briss. III. 
Muscicapa , Tyrannus, Muscivora, Lacep. Cuv. Muscipeta , 
Cuv. Muscicapa, Muscipeta. Temm Ranz. Muscicapa . 
Tyrannus, Alecturus ? Platyrynchos, Vieill. 
