. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. SORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 411 .—North ca. Not e known limit of ts queer ikments, t always 'tyle de- e bill of always summer reddish- he Barn 8 of the In num- Jeog. 1 dry The same general habits characterize the Cuban Cliff Swallow as are common to P. lunifrolls. 613. BABN SWALLOW. Vhelidun vrythroyaster (Bodd.) Geog. Dlst.—Whole of North America; south In winter to Central America, West Indies, and various portions of South America, Nearly everyone knows this beautiful, deeply forked-tailed Swallow whi
. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. SORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 411 .—North ca. Not e known limit of ts queer ikments, t always 'tyle de- e bill of always summer reddish- he Barn 8 of the In num- Jeog. 1 dry The same general habits characterize the Cuban Cliff Swallow as are common to P. lunifrolls. 613. BABN SWALLOW. Vhelidun vrythroyaster (Bodd.) Geog. Dlst.—Whole of North America; south In winter to Central America, West Indies, and various portions of South America, Nearly everyone knows this beautiful, deeply forked-tailed Swallow which builds its nest in barns and under the eaves of other outbuildings. The female bird of this species, however, does not possess as deeply a forked tail as is common in the male birds. The nest is a bowl-shaped structure, entirely open above, composed of. 613. Barm Swallow and Nest (E. S. Cheney del). pellets of mud, mixed with straws, and warmly lined with soft feathers. It is at- tached by one side to the rafters within barns, on the sides of caves, etc. From three to five or six eggs are deposited; they are white, marked with spots and blotches of bright reddish-brown, chiefly at the larger end. The eggs appear rather narrow for their length; sizes range from .68 to .78 in length by .50 to .56 broad; aver- age size, . inches. 614. TBEE SWALLOW. Tachycineta bicolor (Vieill.) Geog. Dist.—Whole of North America in summer; wintering from Southern Florida, Cuba and Gulf coast to Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davie, Oliver. Columbus [Ohio] : Landon Press
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