118 MORGAN — The Migration of Swallows in S.A. 



Of the fairy martin North says, "Jn the neighbourhood 

 of Ashfield, five miles W. of Sydney, it usually arrives early 

 in August, and departs again about the end of April. It 

 is not, however, a strictly migratory species, for in very mild 

 winters it remains throughout the year." 



Hall (Insectivorous Birds of Victoria), says of the wel- 

 come swallow, "This beautiful creature of the air was quite 

 content, on account of the mild season of 1896, to remain in 

 Victoria." Of the fairy martin he says, "This fairy-like 

 swallow arrives in Victoria towards the end of August, and 

 leaves again after the summer. If the winter is mild many 

 flocks will stay throughout the year.'" Of the tree swallow 

 he says, "P. nigricans, as well as I know, stays for the winter, 

 and breeds in the holes of trees," but in the next sentence 

 he says, "In a way it is a migratory bird, leaving after Feb- 

 ruary, and returning in August and September." 



Campbell (Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds) says of 

 the welcome swallow, "At such times (the breeding season) 

 the birds are more numerous in the southern parts of Aus- 

 tralia and Tasmania, moving, of course, to more northern 

 climes on the approach of winter. At Cardwell, which is 

 well within the tropics,, Mr. K. Broadbent states it is a 

 stationary species, but their numbers must be considerably 

 augmented by southern birds . . . However, in many 

 southern parts they do not always retire northwards, indi- 

 viduals and small families remaining in their breeding places 

 during winter." He gives instances of such. Of the tree 

 swallow he says, "It is a common visitor in summer to the 

 southern parts of Australia and Tasmania." Of the fairy 

 martin he says, "It is more strictly migratory than the two 

 other swallows above mentioned, for after February or March 

 the birds are rarely seen except in the northern parts of the 

 Continent." Of the black-and-white swallow he says, "This 

 is a stationary species." 



Belcher (Birds of Geelong) says of the welcome swallow, 

 "The name welcome rather suggests return after a migration, 

 but the result of my observations goes to show that the 

 swallows never leave us at all, and are just as plentiful at 

 one time of the year as another." Of the tree swallow he 

 says, "It is of that class which I have 'infra Australian mig- 

 rants.' . . . My earliest note of their arrival is of a 

 flock of a dozen or two ... on September 8th, 1912." Of 

 the fairy martin he savs, "Odd birds rrnay be seen in anv 



