95 



1, but does not give the year, altliousli it is i)rol)aVily 1887. E. M. 

 Kindle saw it Marcli 2. 1893. They are found first at the nesting 

 places: March IT. ItKJl, a pair was seen at a quarry; March 14, li>02, 

 one was seen at a bridge near a pond and on the first date in 1903, 

 March 12, they were common at the caves; eleven were seen about 

 the mouths of tlu-ee caves. Nestbuilding March 22, 19(>2. Nest com- 

 plete April 2, 1903. April 12, 1903, a nest and five eggs were found 

 under a bridge (C. G. L.). Well-grown young have been seen May (i, 

 1899 (X. K. M.), and May 7, 1901. 



The Pha4)e seems to be better pleased if a suitable nesting site 

 can be found near the dwellings of man. There he lives out his quiet 

 and beneficial career, an unobtrusive vet confiding bird. 



MIGBATION RECORD. 



