BIRDS OF NEW YORK STATE 63 



Mallard (continued) 



Call no. 



Nu Mc82 Banded Male and Female Rising and Swinging. Ithaca. 

 (March 18, 1918) Allen 



Note position of feet, wings and tail. 



Nu Mc84 Banded Female in Full Flight. Ithaca. (March 18, 1918) 



Allen 



Compare position of wings, feet and tail with Nu Mc8 and 

 Nu Mc82. 



Martin, Purple (Progne subis subis) 



This bird is the larg-est of the swallows and lives in cities and 

 towns and near houses in the country. Perhaps no other bird 

 has such beautiful gabled buildings arranged for it. In the South 

 it nests in gourds put up for the purpose. It is a beneficial bird, 

 feeding upon insects. 7.5-8.5 



Nu MeP Two Adult Females on a Wire. Syracuse. (1909) Bailey 



The females have gray breasts; the males are entirely steel 

 blue. 



Nu MeP8 Five Birds at Play about a Wire. Syracuse. (1910) Bailey 



This species has a wing spread of 15 to 16 inches. The birds 

 here shown are sunning themselves and pursuing passing insects. 

 Note how the tail is spread. 



Nu MeP9 Martin House and Martins. Syracuse. (1909) Bailey 



Martins like to nest in colonies. A martin house, therefore, 

 should have many compartments 6 or 7 inches in each dimension, 

 entrance hole about 2j4 inches across. It should be erected on 

 a support from 15 to 20 feet tall. Even when thus provided for 

 the martin is likely to be driven out by the house sparrow. It 

 should be protected as much as possible. Note the sparrow on 

 the wire to the right of the martins. 



Meadowlark (Sturnella magna magna) 



This familiar bird of the meadows arrives in March and 

 remains till late in the fall. It belongs to the blackbird family. 

 In many portions of the State it remains through the winter. 



