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favourites with the people." (Vide 'Ibis/ 1864, p. 127). (V. 

 Egg Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., p. 157). 



The eggs are like those of our Cliimney Swallow, IT. rustica, 

 white, spotted with red, but are of a more regular oval. 



The Geog. Range — "N. Am., from Atlantic to Pacific " (Baird). 



226. Hirundo lunifrons, Say — Cliff Swallow. 



" Nest of 4 eggs, taken 6/6/70, in Madison, by myself. This 

 bird nests under the eaves of barns. Sometimes a row of their 

 nests extends the whole length of the barn, placed as closely 

 together as possible. Nest of mud, lined slightly with straws 

 and feathers. Eggs usually 4, sometimes 5." (V. 'Ibis/ 1864, 

 p. 127). (r. Egg Bk. Mus. F. and H.B., p. 157). 



21ic Geog. Range — " N. Am., from Atlantic to Pacific " (Baird). 



227. Hirundo Ucolor (Vieill.) — White-bellied Swallow. 



"5 a nest, taken 12/6/73, by myself in Eastford. Nest in a 

 hollow stump, just on the edge of Chrystal Pond. I was obliged 

 to wade out a little distance to get the eggs. These birds, like 

 Martens, will breed in boxes put up for them near or on houses." 

 {V. Egg Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., p. 271). 



The Geog. Range — " N. Am., from Atlantic to Pacific " (Baird). 



217. Setophaga mticilla, Sw. — Redstart. 



"3a nest, taken in Portland, Conn., by W. W. Coe, 5/6/ 72." 

 (F. Egg Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., p. 273). 



The Geog. Range. — "Eastern United States to Fort Bridger" 

 (Baird). 



231. Progne purpurea, Boie. — Purple Martin. 



" Nest of 5 eggs, taken 11/6/70, in Madison, by myself. 

 This nest Avas built in a box which I put up for the purpose on 

 the house where I lived. This is their usual method of nesting 

 at the present day. They build a large nest of straws and sticks, 

 and line it with green leaves plucked from the trees. In Madison 

 peach trees are plentiful, and there, so far as my observations 

 went, they invariably used the leaves of these trees. Eggs, 4 to 

 6, commonly 5." {V. Egg Bk. Mus. F and H.-B., p. 157). 



The Geog. Range — " N. Am., generally" (Baird), and it has 

 occurred in the British Isles. 



