CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 571 
of varying size, the largest being near White river. Their nests 
were attached to cliffs bordering the river, except at Fort Selkirk, 
where they were breeding under the eaves of houses. (Bzshop.) 
BREEDING NoTes.—The nest of the cliff swallow is built of mud 
and is shaped like a bottle with the neck downward; it is lined with 
feathers, grass, leaves, string and bits of rag; eggs, four; white, 
spotted with reddish brown. (G. R. White.) At Amherst, N.S., 
the birds were common on June 5th, and under the Chignecto ship 
canal power-house were the remains of many old nests, but no new 
ones; the watchman said they breed very erratically, some years in 
large numbers, others not at all; there were no nests under the eaves 
of barns. (C. R. Harte.) A covered nest of mud lined inside with 
grass and feathers, fixed on the outside wall of barns and sheds just 
under the roof; nests taken at Ottawa and Lake Nominingue, 100 
miles north of it; a first sitting in May and a second in July is the 
usual procedure. (Garneau.) 
CCXLI. HIRUNDO Linn. 1758. 
513. Barn Swallow. | 
Hurundo erythrogaster BoDD. 1783. 
Two specimens are known to have been obtained in Greenland ; 
one at Fiskenes about 1830, the other at Nenortalik. (Arct. Man.) 
Breeds at Northwest river at the head of Hamilton inlet, Labrador. 
(Packard.) A rare summer resident at Cow Head, Newfoundland. 
(Reeks.) Common summer resident throughout Nova Scotia. 
(Downs; Tufts.) Two individuals seen on Sable island, N.S., April 
30th, 1902, and one September 16th, same year; in large numbers 
June 8th, May 22nd and August 20th, 1904; four on August gth, 
1905, and a number, August 20th, 1905; one, May 4th and others 
May toth, 1906. (J. Boutelier.) Very common in Amherst, N.S., 
June 5th, 1901; there were plenty of old nests, but no new ones 
at that date. (C. R. Harte.) Rather common on Cape Breton 
island, 1898; common at Brackley point, Prince Edward island, 
1888. (Macoun.) Abundant and generally distributed on Prince 
Edward island. (Dwzght.) Common summer resident throughout the 
country around St. John, N.B. (Chamberlain.) Rare in the Resti- 
gouche valley, N.B. (Brittain & Cox.) Common summer resident 
