Ornithology. 
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Family Hiruiidinidae. 
Gen. Hirundo, Linn. 
sp. H. horreorum, Barton , Barn Swallow. 
Arrives near the 25th of April. Rather common. Retires about the 25th 
of August. 
sp. H. lunifrons, Say. Cliff Swallow. 
Abundant in the sand-cliff sections. Arrives about the first of April, and 
retires about the first of September. 
sp. II. bicolor, Viel. White-bellied Swallow. 
Exceedingly common; reaching us 15th of April, and leaving 25th to 30th 
of August. 
Gen. Cotyle, Bote. 
sp. C. riparia, Boie. Bank Swallow. 
Not so common or observed as the others. 
sp. C. serripennis, Bon. Bough-winged Swallow. 
Rare, or unobserved. 
Gen. Progne, Boie. 
sp. P. purpurea, Boie. Purple Martin. 
Abundant from 15th ot April till September. 
Fam. Bonibycillidae. 
Gen. Ampelis, Linn. 
sp. A. garrulus, Linn. Bohemian Waxwing. 
An irregular migrant from the north in winter, arriving from the 20th of 
November to the 2c th of December, and retiring before the first of March. 
Sometimes quite numerous, but usually in small flocks. 
sp. A. cedrorum, Bd. Cedar Bird. 
Common from 25th of May until October 1st. 
Fam. Laniidae. 
Gen. Collyrio, Moerhiug. 
sp. C. borealis, Bd. Great Northern Shrike. 
Very common from the middle of April to the first of November, a few ling¬ 
ering much later, and stragglers occasionally remaining all winter. One such 
had no white on the base of the four outer primaries. 
sp. C. excubitoroides, Bd. White-rumped Shrike. 
Rare, but represented. 
Gen. Vireo, Viel. 
sp. V. olivaceus, Viel. Bed-eyed Vireo. 
Very common in the vicinity of water in the timber. Arrives about 20th 
of May, and nests in the brush lands, retiring about September 25th. 
sp. V. gilvus, Boie. Warbling Vireo. 
A sweet singer, rearing its young in our familiar places; arriving about 
same time with the last species, and leaving, perhaps a little earlier. Com¬ 
mon. 
sp. V. belli. Aud. Bells Vireo. 
Identified in migration. Not common. 
sp. V. flavifrons, Viel. Yellow-throated Vireo. 
Rare. A beautiful singer. 
