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Show 235 HIRUNMNIM;.- SWALLOWS. 35. Prognt subis, ( L..).- Purple Martin. Of apparently not so general distribution in Southern California as throughout the territory of the interior region, oocuring, however, in colonies here and there. 36. Petrochelidon lunifroua, ( Say).- Cliff Swallow. Occurs oyer the country at large, being perhaps fully as abundant along the seacoast as in the interior. 37. HWundo horreorum, Barton.- Barn Swallow. This Swallow is far less numerous than the preceding, though on the coast, at least, it is not rare. On the island of Santa Cruz a few pairs were seen, and still clinging to. their primitive mode of living. Their nests were built either in caverns or in the sheltered depressions on the faces of the rocky cliffs. 38. Tachycineta thalasrina, ( Sw.).- Violet- green Swallow. Along the coast this Swallow is very numerous, resorting, as noted by Dr. Cooper almost exclusively to the oak- groves, where, in the natural knot- holes and the deserted homes of Woodpeckers, it builds its nest. It was abundant in September in the high meadows near the base of Mount Whitney, though whether the species is limited to the Coast- range region in summer, and only occurs in the sierras as a migrant, I am unable to say. No. I Sex. Locality. Date. Collector. llfi 139 140 465 754 rfad. d* ad. tfad. Santa Barbara, Cal do do Near Mount Whitney, Cal Tejon Mountains, Cal June 98 June 29 Jane 99 Sept. 10 Aug. 2 H. W. Hen& haw. Do. Do. Do. Do. 39. Stelgidopteryz lerripeimt*, ( And.).- Rough- winged Swallow- Occurs commonly through Southern California, its distribution being regulated only by the presence or absence of suitable localities. Frequents chiefly the banks of the rivers. VIREONID^ E.- VIREOS. 40. Fire © gilvue, ( Vieill.), var. swainsoni, Bd.- Western Warbling Vireo. Occurs commonly in California, inhabiting the deciduous trees of the low districts, and extending upward on the timbered mountains to at least 10,000 feet. No.| Sex. 130 1 4 ad. 389 i 9 ad. Santa Barbara, Cal Tejon Mountains, Cal.. Locality. Date. June 98 Aug. 3 Collector. HT TO*. Hen^ hav, Do. 41. Vireo dolitarius, ( Wils.).- Solitary Vireo. Southern California does not appear to be included in the rauge of this species, except in so far as it occurs there during the migrations. Further north, on the Columbia River, they are, according to Dr. Cooper, common in summer. No.: Sex. 376 ' ? Locality. Tejon MonntainR, Cal Date. Ang. 17 Collector. H. W. Hennhaw. 42. FJreo Bolitaritu, ( Wils.), var. oasrtni.- Cassin's Vireo. In the mountains, near Fort Tejon, the locality from which the first specimen was obtained, I took a single individual in August. This was the only one seen, and I am |