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WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 73. 



WHITE BREASTED SWALLOW. 



Genus: Tacliycineta. 



Species: T. bicolor. 



Distribution: 



Rather common summer resident of New England, abundant 



on miirrations. 



Date of Arrival: 

 April first. 



Date of Departure: 

 September 15th. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts deep blue; under parts white. Female and 

 young, duller. Bill and feet dark. Length about 6.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 

 Merry twitters. 



Haunts: 



The garden formerly, but now driven out by the EngUsh 

 Sparrow . Flying over the meadows and water on migrations, 

 and nesting in orchards and woodland. 



