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BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
FAM. HIRUNDINID^E. 
SWALLOWS. 
HIRUNDO HORREORUM. Barton. 
Barn Swallow. 
Adult Male. — Above, lustrous blue; under parts, pale chestnut; 
forehead and throat much darker ; breast showing an imperfect blue 
band ; tail forked, all but the two central feathers showing white on 
the inner web. Female similar. 
Length 6.80, wing 4.90, tail 4.45. 
Dr. Bryant states, in his “Additions to a List of Birds seen at 
the Bahamas,” “ According to Mr. Sargent, a very large flock of 
these birds visited the island (Inagua) some years since, and remained 
several days. He had never seen the Bahama Swallow there.” I 
have included the present species on this authority, but something 
more definite should be learned concerning it before it can hold a 
place in the ari-fauna of the Bahamas. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. I. pi. 48. 
