142 PASSERES. 



they are jealously guarded from molestation (Jouy, Proc. United 

 States Nat. Mus. 1883, p. 290). The eggs do not differ from those 

 of the European Barn-SwaUow (Blakiston and Pryer, Trans. As. Soc. 

 Japan, 1882, p. 139), 



In immature examples the upper parts are bronzed with green 

 instead of purple. 



125. HIRUNDO JAVANICA. 



(BUNGALOW-SWALLOW.) 

 Hirundo javanica, Sparrman, Mus. Carls, ii. pi. 100 (1789). 



The Bungalow-Swallows closely resemble the Chimney-Swallows, 

 but are smaller, and the tail is only slightly forked. They further 

 differ from them in having no dark band across the breaat below the 

 chestnut throat, and in having the white of the rest of the under- 

 parts replaced by brown. 



Figures : Gould, Birds of Asia, i. pi. 32 (under the name of 

 Hypurolepis domicola). 



A large race of the Bungalow- Swallow (wing from carpal joint 

 4"6 inches instead of 4-4 to 4'0) has been recorded from Okinawa- 

 shima, the largest island of the central group of the Loo-Choo 

 Islands. It is said to be green iustead of blue on the upper parts, 

 but this is also the case with examples from Ceylon, Borneo, and 

 Lombock. 



It has been described as a distinct species Tinder the name of 

 Chelidon namiyei (Stejneger, Proc. United States Nat. ]\Ius. 1886, 

 p. 646), but it can scarcely be regarded as more than a large race 

 of the Indian species under the name of Hirundo javanica namiyei. 



126. HIRUNDO ALPESTRIS. 



(MOSQUE-SWALLOW.) 



Hirundo alpestris, Pallas, Keise Euss. Reicha, ii. p. 709 (1771). 



The Mosque-Swallows closely resemble the Chimney- Swallows, 

 but they are easily recognized by the chestnut rump and the striped 

 underparts. 



Figures : Temminck and Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Aves, pi. 11 

 (under the name of Hirundo alpestris japonica) . 



The Japanese race of the ilosque-Swallow is a summer visitor to 

 the southern islands, but has not been recorded from Yezzo. There 



