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of varying size, the largest being near White river. Their nests 

 were attached to cliffs bordering the river, except at Fort Selkirk, 

 where they were breeding under the eaves of houses. {Bishop.) 



Breeding Notes. — ^The nest of the cliff swallow is built of mud 

 and is shaped like a bottle with the neck downward ; it is lined with 

 feathers, grass, leaves, string and bits of rag; eggs, four; white, 

 spotted with reddish brown. (G. R. White.) At Amherst, N.S., 

 the birds were common on June 5th, and under the Chignecto ship 

 canal power-house were the remains of many old nests, but no new 

 ones; the watchman said they breed very erratically, some years in 

 large numbers, others not at all ; there were no nests under the eaves 

 of bams. (C. R. Harte.) A covered nest of mud lined inside with 

 grass and feathers, fixed on the outside wall of bams and sheds just 

 under the roof; nests taken at Ottawa and Lake Nominingue, 100 

 miles north of it ; a first sitting in May and a second in July is the 

 usual procedure. (Garneau.) 



CCXLI. HIRUNDO Linn. 1758. 



613. Barn Swallow. 



Hirundo erythrogaster Bodd. 1783. 



Two specimens are known to have been obtained in Greenland; 

 one at Fiskenses about 1830, the other at Nenortahk. {Arct. Man.) 

 Breeds at Northwest river at the head of Hamilton inlet, Labrador. 

 {Packard.) A rare summer resident at Cow Head, Newfoundland. 

 {Reeks.) Common summer resident throughout Nova Scotia- 

 {Downs; Tufts.) Two individuals seen on Sable island, N.S., April 

 30th, 1902, and one September i6th, same year; in large numbers 

 June 8th, May 22nd and August 20th, 1904; four on August 9th, 

 1905, and a number, August 20th, 1905; one, May 4th and others 

 May loth, 1906. (/. Boutelier.) Very common in Amherst, N.S., 

 June 5th, 1 901; there were plenty of old nests, but no new ones 

 at that date. (C. R. Harte.) Rather common on Cape Breton 

 island, 1898; common at Brackley point. Prince Edward island, 

 1888. {Macoun.) Abundant and generally distributed on Prince 

 Edward island. {Dwight.) Common summer resident throughout the 

 country aroiund St. John, N.B. {Chamberlain.) Rare in the Resti- 

 gouche valley, N.B. {Brittain & Cox.) Common summer resident 



