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interior in summer, and coming down to tlie coast during the winter 

 months." In the same Journal (vol. i., p. 46,) Mr. Taylor informs 

 us that it is the most abundant of the Swallows above Cairo. "I 

 found a nest of this species on the 25th. of January, in the grottoes of 

 Ben-Hassan, containing two eggs nearly ready to hatch. Both nest 

 and eggs much resembled those of the Common Swallow." 



In his "Vogel Griechenlands," p. p. 118, Lindermayer says, " ET. 

 rupesfris is a resident bird in Greece, and found plentifully in the 

 low neighbourhoods in winter, flying in large flocks over the swamps 

 and the low level grounds near the sea. In summer it is only seen 

 in the high mountains. I have in the early days of March, 1845, 

 killed many specimens in the mountains of Athens. Kriiper found a 

 nest with eggs in Akarnania and on Parnassus." 



Salvadori (Fauna d'ltalia) writes of this bird: — "This sjoecies loves 

 mountains and rocks. Sometimes it establishes itself near the sea. 

 It is found only in some places in spring, where it nests, and leaves 

 in the autumn, although in other situations it is to be found in 

 winter. Moggridge (Ibis, 1863, p. 233 et seq.,) gives a long account 

 of a colony which lived all the winter near the bridge S'hingi, on 

 the road from Nice to Geneva. I myself have found it stationary 

 in Sardinia, having seen numbers fly in January near the grotto of 

 Colombi, on the Cape of S^Elia. In February many occupy the grotto 

 of Oridda, near Domus Novas. In the beginning of April I have seen 

 them on the road from Ogliastra, in the neighbourhood of Flumendosa^ 

 and later, about the middle of April, about Capoterra, near the rivulet, 

 where it was collecting mud to make its nest. It is rather common 

 and stationary in many places in Sicily (Doderlein). It has been 

 observed by Savi in various localities of the Tuscan Apennines; by 

 Durazzo and Giglioli in Liguria; by myself near Ascoli, in the Apen- 

 nines, and in the mountains along the Clusone, in the Province of 

 Pinerolo. In all the above-mentioned localities it is only found during 

 summer, and therefore we cannot doubt its migratory habits, as Tristram 

 seems inclined to do. Though not mentioned in the fauna of Costa, 

 there is nevertheless no doubt but that it is found in the Neapolitan 

 territories. It is also stationary in Malta, but probably it is also a 

 passenger, since Schembri asserts that it passes over that island in 

 April and September. Cara affirms that when the other Swallows 

 are gone, this may be often seen flying in the streets of Cagliari. 

 It nests in the sides of rocks and in grottoes. The eggs generally 

 five, white scattered over with obscure rusty spots, having a tinge of 

 rose-colour." 



Count Milhle, in his " Beitrage Zur Ornithologie Griechenlands," 



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