AVES. 171 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



HIRUNDINIDAE. 



Hirundo subis Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 192. "ad 



SINUM HUDSONIS." 



Hirundo purpurea Linne. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1840, 

 vol. 1, p. 170, pi. 45. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 7, fig. 1. 



Open country and vicinity of dwellings; nests in cavities or bird 

 houses. 



Me. Till recently a common local summer resident. April 22- 

 Sept. 4 (Sept 30). Eggs, June 5- July 4. 



N. H. Local summer resident north to White Mt. valleys; 

 now uncommon. April 19 Sept. 



Vt. Till recently a common local summer resident. April 25- 

 Sept. 20. Eggs, -June 23. 



Mass. - Till recently a common local summer resident. April 

 14-Sept. 30. Eggs, May 30-June 21. 



R, I. Uncommon migrant and summer resident; formerly 

 more common. April 25-Oct. 8. Eggs, May 25-June 4. 



Conn. Uncommon migrant and local summer resident ; form- 

 erly more common. April 17 fall. Eggs, May 21. 



318. Petrochelidon lunifrons (Say) Cassin. 



Cliff swallow; Eave swallow; Mud swallow; Republican. 



Hirundo lunifrons Say, Long's Exped. to Rocky Mts., 1823, 

 vol. 2, p. 47. "Rocky Mountains, about the sources of the 

 Arkansa and Platte." 



Hirundo fulva Vieill. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1840, vol. 1, 

 p. 177, pi. 47. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 6, fig. 11-13. 



Open country; nests in colonies under cliffs or eaves of outbuild- 

 ings. 



Me. Common migrant and summer resident. (April 11, Ban- 

 gor) April 21-Sept. 6 (Sept. 19). Eggs, June 1-July 2. 



N. H. Common migrant and local summer resident. April 28- 

 Sept. 1. 



