613. Hirundo erythrogastra 
BARN SWALLOW. 7 inches 
Male and Female alike. Above steel-blue; forehead chestnut. 
Below, throat chestnut; belly buffy ; long wings; ¢az/ deeply forked, 
with white spots. 
These beautiful skimmers of the farmyard and pastures are the 
most familiar of the family. Ar- 
rives in Massachusetts about last 
of April. 2 
Song. “A low chattering trill.” y, 
Nests. Of mud, on rafters of old i ees 
buildings. ay a ee 
Breeds. Throughout New Eng- a is 
land. 
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