78 BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
PAM. HIRUNDINIDZ:. 
SEW EAT EL OMW Se 
HIRUNDO HORREORUM. Barton. 
BARN SWALLOW. 
Adult 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 6.80, 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 (Inagua) 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. NA. Vol. Toph. 48. 
