AVES. 171 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



HIRUNDINIDAE. 



Hirundo suhislAwwe, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 192. "ad 



SINUM HUDSONIS." 



Hirundo purpurea Linne. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1840, 

 vol. 1, p. 170, pi. 45. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 7, fig. 1. 



Open country and vicinity of dwellings; nests in cavities or bird 

 houses. 



Me. — Till recently a common local summer resident. April 22- 

 Sept. 4 (Sept 30). Eggs, June 5- July 4. 



N. H. — Local summer resident north to White Alt. valleys; 

 now uncommon. April 19-Sept. 



Vt. — Till recently a common local summer resident. April 25- 

 Sept. 20. Eggs, -June 23. 



Mass. — Till recently a common local summer resident. April 

 14-Sept. 30. Eggs, May 30- June 21. 



R. I. — Uncommon migrant and summer resident; formerly 

 more common. April 25-Oct. 8. Eggs, JNIay 25- June 4. 



Conn. — Uncommon migrant and local summer resident ; form- 

 erly more common. April 17-fall. Eggs, May 21. 



318. Petrochelidon lunifrons (Say) Cassin. 



Cliff swallow; Eave swallow; Mud swallow; Republican. 



Hirundo lunifrons Say, Long's Exped. to Rocky Mts., 1823, 

 vol. 2, p. 47. "Rocky Mountains, about the sources of the 

 Arkansa and Platte." 



Hirundo fuha Vieill. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1840, vol. 1, 

 p. 177, pi. 47. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 6, fig. 11-13. 



Open country; nests in colonies under cliffs or eaves of outbuild- 

 ings. 



Me. — Common migrant and summer resident. (April 11, Ban- 

 gor) April 21-Sept. 6 (Sept. 19). Eggs, June 1-JuIy 2. 



N. H. — Common migrant and local summer resident. April 28- 

 Sept. 1. 



