THE IOWA ORNITHOLOGIST. 



er under eaves of barns. May 19, 

 *94. Gathering- mud for nests." 

 (J. Kug-ene Law, Dallas Co.) 

 '■Arrived at Iowa City, Ma}- 4th, 

 "94." (Paul Bartsch. ) "Not very 

 common summer resident. Nests 

 under the eaves of very hig-li 

 building-s such as flour m.ills, etc. 

 and the bottle shaped nssts are 

 often so thickly placed as to 

 occupy the whole space 



beh)w^ the eaves." (C. R. Ball, 

 Lyons, Co.) "Thii species oc- 

 curs in Mahaska county, thoug-h 

 not in numbers to compare with 

 the more bluffy sections. At 

 one group of barns and sheds 

 I estimated that there had been 

 in the neighborhood of a thous- 

 and birds nested during the sea- 

 son of 1S94." (W. A. Bryan, 

 Mahaska Co.) "Abundant sum- 

 mer resident but appears to be 

 less numerous now than a few 

 years ag-o. This bird is also 

 much bothered by the English 

 Sparrow. All of their nests 

 which remain attached being oc- 

 cupied b}' the Sparrows when they 

 arrive. I have witnessed several 



•pitched battles betw^een the Swal- 

 lows and Sparrows for possession 

 of the nests in which a g-ood 

 many Swallows were killed; but 

 they came off victorious in the 

 end. Nests made of mud, placed 

 under the eaves of barns. Eg"g"S 

 3 to 5, white spotted with brown 

 and lilac. A friend reports seeing- 

 a pure white one last summer 

 which remained all season." (H. 

 J. Giddings, Jackson Co.) 



613. Cheliclon erythrogaster. (Bodd.) 



BARN SWALLOW. 



"This beautiful little bird arrives 

 here between May 1st, and Ma}' 

 10, without fail, unless the season 

 is decidedly backward. Their 

 graceful form, cheerful memner 

 and gentle conlidence make them 

 welcome in every farm yard; and 

 by the 15th. of June, scarce a 

 barn can be found that does not 

 have, hig-h up on the rafters, the 

 cozy feather lined, mud palace of 

 the Barn Swallow\" (C.R.Bali) 

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