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DATE' 



.NO. 



Barn Swallow 

 (Hirundo rustica) 



June 21, 1936 



.- 613 



4- 



INCTIBATION- Fresh 



SIZE; 



_ 0.76 

 - 0.78 



x 



X 



0.52 

 0.53 



0. 7? 

 0.78 



x 

 x 



0.53 



SITUATION- The nest was situated on a beam 

 about 12* from the floor in an old shack on 

 Cedar Is., Va. (About three miles from Vacha- 

 praegue, va.j The nest was fastened to the 

 side of the beam with mud pellets interwoven 

 with grasses- the interior of the nest was 

 lined with fine grasses and feathers. 



There were about six or eight other 

 nests of this species in the same shack, it 

 being the only suitable place in which the 

 birds could build. Tost of the other nests 

 observed contained very well developed young. 



The four oval, white eggs were 

 smooth with spots and dots of several shades 

 of brown. The eggs were fresh. 



