WES. 173 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



HIRUNDINIDAE. 



p. 61, pi. 31. "Etats-Unis." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1840, 

 vol. 1, p. 175, pi. 46. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 6, fig. 10. 



Open country, especially near water; nests in cavities of dead 

 trees or in bird boxes. 



Me. — Common migrant and summer resident. (Mar. 19) 

 April 4-Sept. 21. Eggs, May 30-June 11. 



N. H. — Common migrant and less common summer resident at 

 lower elevations. Mar. 23-Sept. 



Yt. — Common migrant and less common summer resident. 

 Eggs, June 1. 



Mass.— Common migrant and less common summer resident. 

 (Mar. 15) Mar. 22-Oct. 17 (Nov. 2). Eggs, May 14-June 15. 



R. I. — Common migrant and less common summer resident; 

 casual in winter. (Mar. 12) Mar. 28-Oct. 18. Eggs, May 24- 

 30. 



Conn. — Common migrant and less common summer resident. 

 Mar. 25-Oct. 17 (Oct. 22). Eggs, June. 



321. Riparia riparia (Linne) Sharpe and Wyatt. 

 Bank swallow; Sand martin or swallow. 



Hirundo riparia Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 192. 

 "in Europae collibus arenosis abruptis." Audubon, Birds 

 of Amer., 1840, vol. 1, p. 187, pi. 50. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 6, 

 fig. 14. 



Open country near rivers and lakes; nests in colonies in burrows 

 dug in sandy bluffs. 



Me. — Common migrant and summer resident. (April 19) April 

 25-Sept. 1 (Sept. 19). Eggs, May 29-June 24. 



N. H. — Common migrant and local summer resident. May- 

 Aug. 24. Eggs, May 26. 



Yt. — Common migrant and local summer resident. April 28- 

 summer. 



