THE BIRDS OF NEW JERSEY, l<i5 



^pavrou'^ \' ellou'-u'iHgeil. See Grassliopper Spar- 

 row. 



Spirit Duck. See Buffle-head Duck. 



Sprii^titil. See Pintail Duck. 



SUike MPriver. See Bittern. 



Summer M^uck. See Wood Duck. 



Sttmmcr YYHotrhirtt. See Yellow Warbler. 



Swallow^ Bank^ or Sand .?lr#r/«ii.— Length, live 

 and a half inches; extent, ten inches: bill, one fifth of an 

 inch, black; plumage above generally sooty brown; throat, 

 white; breast with brownish gray band; belly and sides, 

 w^hite; tail, forked, brown, the exterior feathers slightly 

 edged with gray; wings, brown, the wings aiul tail being 

 darkej- than the back; feet, dark. 



The birds nest in colonies in clay or sandy banks; mak- 

 ing holes or tunnels from twelve to eighteen inches in 

 length, at the extremity of which is the nest, made of 

 grass and feathers. The eggs are from four to six in 

 number, white, and two-tliirds by one-half inch in size. 

 There ai-e two broods each season. 



The birds bi-eed tliroughout the whole of North America 

 and spend the winter in the West Indies, Central America 

 and soutliwards. Some remain all summer to breed in 

 New Jersey, l)ut they are more plentiful here during mig- 

 rations, from August I." to Septend)ei- 1 and again from 

 April >^ to 2(1. 



Their song is a gladsome twitter. 



Their food consists of insects, generally taken on the 

 wing. 



Sti'allotr. Barn. — Length, seven inches; extent, thir- 

 teen inches; biU, one fourth of an inch, black; throat. 



