. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 'id 1 '1 1 I 1 i'll !•; :(» 1, ' ? d\ 196 KEY TO SWALLOWS erally a deserted Kingfisher hole or other suitable cavity. An interesting article on the liough- winged's nesting habits, by Walter Van Fleet, ia to Le found in the ' liulletin of the Nuttall Orni- thological Club,' vol. i. No. i. p. 9. Looking back over the Swallows we have spoken of, it becomes an easy matter to distin- guish them. The Barn is known by its long- forked tail (see Plate IV. p. 50) ; the Cliff or Eave by its light, buffy rump and its g
. Birds of village and field [microform] : a bird book for beginners. Birds; Oiseaux. 'id 1 '1 1 I 1 i'll !•; :(» 1, ' ? d\ 196 KEY TO SWALLOWS erally a deserted Kingfisher hole or other suitable cavity. An interesting article on the liough- winged's nesting habits, by Walter Van Fleet, ia to Le found in the ' liulletin of the Nuttall Orni- thological Club,' vol. i. No. i. p. 9. Looking back over the Swallows we have spoken of, it becomes an easy matter to distin- guish them. The Barn is known by its long- forked tail (see Plate IV. p. 50) ; the Cliff or Eave by its light, buffy rump and its gourd- shai)ed nest (see Fig. 22, p. 52) ; the Puri)le Martin by its uniformly blue-black body; the Tree or White-bellied by its shining white breast (see Fig. 122, p. 194) ; the Bank by the dark band across its breast (see Fig. 24, p. 55) ; and the liough-wing by its sooty back and lack of distinguishing breast-marks. Key to Adult Male Swallows. Common Characters. — Birds of tlie air, wliieh catch their insect prey on the v.'ing in their widely gaping bills. 1. Tail conspicuously forked. Upper parts steel-blue; under parts choco- late. Beats over meadows for in- sects. p. 49. r. Tail not conspicuously forked. 2. Back with metallic lustre. 3. Under parts shining blue-black. p. 48. PuRPLF. Martin,. Barn 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 Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863. Toronto : McClelland & Goodchild
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