PETROCHELIDON ARIEL \antea, p. 585]. 

 Add:— 



Petrochelidon ariel, Sharpe & Wyatt, Monogr. Hirund. pt. iv. (1886). 

 Lagenoplastes ariel, North, Cat. Nests & Eggs Austr. B. p. 32 (1889). 



Mr. North gives the following note : — " On September 29th, 1886, in company with 

 Mr. Geo. Masters, we took a number of nests of this species at Chatsworth, on the 

 Eastern Creek ; the eggs varied both in size, shape, and colour, some being white without 

 markings of any kind, others being elongated and heavily marked with yellowish- 

 brown spots; they measure as follows: — (a) - 67x0 - 47 inch; (b) - 69x0 - 48 inch; 

 (c) 0-75x0-49 inch ; (d) 0-73x0-48 inch; (e) 0-68x0-47 inch. 



" During a visit to Dubbo, in August 1887, these birds arrived in great numbers, 

 commencing to build on the 17th, and covering the eaves of the schools, churches, and 

 public buildings with their cimoixsly retort-shaped nests." 



Eor the geographical distribution of this species, vide supra, Plate 85 [Map]. 



