SWALLOWS.; 



487 



552. TREE SWALLOW. 



Larger, 6; tail, with medium fork; blue 

 above, white below, fig. 385. Female, dul- 

 ler; young, brown above. Breeds from Va. 

 and Cal., north into British America; win- 



Fisr. 386 



Barn Swallow. 



ters from S..C. through Gulf States and 

 occasionally further north; south in Sept. 

 and Oct., north in April. Nests in holes of 

 trees, bird boxes, or in cavities about build- 

 ings. Flight, easy, and rather graceful. 



