613. Hirundo erythrogastra 



BARN SWALLOW. 7 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above steel-blue ; forehead chestnut. 

 Below, throat chestnut ; belly buff y ; long wings ; tail 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. 



Song. " A low chattering trill." 

 Nests. Of mud, on rafters of old 

 buildings. 



Breeds. Throughout New Eng- 

 land. 



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