Birds of OfYi^on and IWrs/iifii^fon 109 



Particui.ar Dkscription. — Male and female: 

 Head, back and tail, grayish-brown or clay-color; upper 

 wings and tail, darkest ; breast, white with brownish 

 l)and across ; abdomen, white : tail, though rounded, 

 more nearly square than that of other SwalIow\s, and 

 obscurely edged with white ; a little tuft of feathers at 

 the base of the toes. 



Summer resident. 



THE ROUGH- WINGED SWALLOW. 



General Description : 



Not unlike the Bank Swallow. 

 Length, 5.5 inches. 

 Found in the same localities as Bank Swallows, and 

 as other Swallows when on the wing. 



This is really another- sort of Bank Swallow, 

 nesting, as it does, in holes in river banks. 



Its habits are quite identical with those of the 

 Bank Swallow. It is chiefly distinguished by 

 the |)cculiarity which gives it its name, viz. : 

 the outer edge of the first flight-feather has a 

 series of .stiff hooks upon it. Its breast is also 

 a little grayish but without the band. 



A summer resident. Arrives and departs 

 with the Bank Swallow. 



