BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 



FAM. HIRUNDINIDJE. 



SWALLOWS. 



HIRUNDO HORREORUM. Barton. 

 Barn Swallow. 



Ad7iH Male. — Above, lustrous blue; under parts, pale chestnut; 

 forehead and throat much darker; breast showing an imperfect blue 

 band ; tail forked, all but the two central feathers showing white on 

 the inner web. Female similar. 



Length 6.S0, wing 4.90, tail 4.45. 



Dr. Bryant states, in his " Additions to a List of Birds seen at 

 the Bahamas," " According to Mr. Sargent, a very large flock of 

 these birds visited the island (Liagua) some years since, and remained 

 several days. He had never seen the Bahama Swallow there." I 

 have included the present species on this authority, but something 

 more definite should be learned concerning it before it can hold a 

 place in the ari-fauna of the Bahamas. 



Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. L pi. 4S. 



