410 



or 



G12. CLIFF SWALLOW. /Y/w/if/iJon lunifrtm* (Say.) Geog. Dist. North 

 America in general; in winter south to Central and portions of South America. Not 



: ded from Florida or the West Indies. 



The "Republicans," as they are sometimes called, or Eave swallows, are known 

 ti> occur and breed throughout the whole of North America/ north to the limit of 

 tree BV As the name implies, and as almost every one knows, this bird fixes its queer 

 bottle-shaped nest to the perpendicular faces of rocks and hard embankments, 

 also on the walls of houses and under shelter of eaves. The nests are not always 

 retort or flask-shaped, some have no necks, and the degree of perfection in style de- 

 pends upon circumstances. They are made entirely of mud, tempered by the bill of 

 tho bird and are well lined with straw, wool and feathers. The birds are always 

 found in colonies during the breeding season, which extends all through the summer 

 Months. The eggs are white, marked with dots, blotches and points of reddish- 

 brown, chiefly about the larger end; they are less elongated than those of the Barn 

 Swallow, but the markings of the two are hardly distinguishable. The eggs of the 

 Cliff Swallow average a trifle larger; they are four to five and sometimes six in num- 

 ber>the average size is .82x.56 inches. 



RN SWALLOW (From Bl). 



[612.1.] CUBAN CLIFF SWALLOW. r<trn<-J,rti<lnn fulrn (Vieill.) Geog. 

 Dist. Greater Antilles and the coaat of Central America. Accidental on the dry 

 Tortugas, Flor 



