rarer near Raleigh, or else has found nesting-places more suited to its needs thau the
old ones, for it has deserted its old haunts almost entirely, and, instead of heing our
commonest Swallow, it is much more nearly our rarest one.” Mr. Loomis, in his paper
on the summer hirds of Pickens’ County, S. Carolina, states that it was tolerably
common, and was seen daily “ hawking for insects over the bottom lands along the
Oolenay.”
Mr. Attwater says that the Rough-winged Swallow is a “ common migrant ” at Sau
Antonio in Texas. Mr. Scott also records it as a migrant in the Caloosahatcliie Region
of Florida.
In Arizona, Mr. Mearns states that it breeds on the lower edge of the pine belt.
Near Gray’s Ilarhour, in AAYishington County, Mr. Lawrence records it as a summer
resident, but not very common.
In the memoir on the Death A'alley Expedition occurs the following note by
Dr. A. K. Eisher:—“ The Rough-winged Swallow was tolerably common in a number
of the desert valleys, where it was a summer resident. It was first seen at Asli Aleadows,
Nevada, Alarch 10, and in Vegas AA'ash, near the bend of the Colorado River, Alarcli 10-
13. A specimen was secured at Hot Springs, in Panamint Valley, April 22, and
Air. Nelson observed a few migrants along AA'illow Creek, in the Panamint Alountains,
the lust of Alay. Dr. Alerriam saw this Swallow at Saratoga Springs, in Death Valley,
*\pril 26 ; at the bend of the Colorado River, Alay 1 ; in the Valley of the A^'irgin, near
Bunkerville, Nevada, Alay 8 ; aud in Piihranagat Valley, Nevada, where it was tolerably
common and doubtless breeding, Alay 22-26. He found it common where Beaverdain
Creek joins the Virgin in north-western Arizona, Alay 9-10, and the commonest Swallow
ill the Santa Clara A'alley, Utah, Alay 11-15. In Owen’s Valley a pair was seen abouta
jiond at Lone Pine, June 8, and others were observed at Big Pine, June 10. At Eurnace
Creek, Death A'alley, several were secured ahout the reservoir June 19-21, and a number
were seen in Kern River A'^alley, June 22-23.”
Air. Belding, in his synopsis of the birds of the Pacific coast of North America, gives
the records as follows :—
“ Poway. Usually common in spring {F. G. Blaisdell).
“ San José. Common summer resident, arriving in Alarch [FurkJiurst).
“ San Bernardino. Rare migrant through the valley {F. Stephens).
“ Agua Caliente. Seen in Alarch {F. Stephens).
“ Southern California. Occurs commonly {Henshaw).
“ Santa Cruz. Common summer resident {Skirm) ; breeds {Ingersoll).
“ Contra Costa County. Summer resident ( IF. G. Bryant).
“ Calaveras County {L. B.).
“ Sacramento. Common, June and July {Bidgway).
“ Found in California as far north as Columbia river {Newberry).
“ Common ahout the sandy cliffs and islets of this coast. It arrived near the
Columbia river iu Alay and remained until tho middle of August, 1860 {Cooper).
“ Rather abundant both in Oregon and Washington Territory {Suckley).
“ British Columbia. Common summer resident (F. Fannin).
“ Present along much of the Eastern slope {Henshaw).
“ Nevada. I noticed these hirds along the banks of the Humboldt Rive r, north of
Battle Alountain, during the last days of Alay {Hoffman).
“ Next to the Cliff and AA'iiito-bellied Swallows this was the most abundant speciOvS
of the family. Arrived at Carson, April 15.
“ I saw them at Eort Alojave ou the 22nd of February, but I have seen them at
San Diego November 9 and January 27, so that if they do not winter in the State they
do not go far beyond it {Cooper, 1870).
“ AA'hidby Island, AA^.T., April 2 {Lawrence JFessel).
“ AA'alla AA'alla, AA'.T., May and August {TVilliams)."
Air. G. K. Cherrie, writing in 1890, states that the Rough-winged Swallow is very
common in Costa Rica “ during the rainy season, but is seldom seen in the dry season,
from early iu December until the latter part of April.” Again, in 1892, he speaks of it
as “ a common resident and breeding abundantly.”
This statement has rather tivken us by surprise, as wc should have expected that
S. uropxjgialis was more likely to have been the species which nested in Costa Rica.
Eor the geographical distrihution of the present species ride infrd, Plate 128 [Alap].
S T E L G I D O P T E R Y X R U F I C O L L I S [anted, p. 6 I.7L
Add:—
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis, Sharpe & AA'yatt, Alonogr. Hirund. pt. viii. (1888) ; Beri. &
Ihering, Zeitsclir. ges. Orn. ii. p. 21 (1885).
O b ta in e d by Dr. Ih e rin g a t Linha-pariija, Rio Grande do Sul, on tlie 6 th of Ju n e.
Eor tlie geographical distribution of this species, ride infrd, Plate 129 [Alap].
S T E L G I D O P T E R Y X U R O P Y G I A L I S [anted, p. 651].
Add;—
Stelgidopteryx uropygialis, Sharpe & AA'yatt, Alonogr. Hirund. pt. xii. (18891.
Eor the geographical distribution of this species, vide infrd. Plate 129 [Alap].