SummerBesldents on Southwest 
CSoast of Maine, T.H, Montgomery, Jt\ 
611. Purple Martin. Saw about a dozen at 
Camden, Aug. 3d. 
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I have never seen any suggestion of Martins (Progne subis) being night 
birds, but a few years ago, about ten o’clock of a bright moonlight night 
in August — my note-book says August 8 — I was resting in a hammock 
outdoors, when I heard the calls of Martins. A few minutes later my 
husband coming up the walk said, “ Did you hear that ?” 
“ Hear what ? ” I asked evasively. 
“ Well, I heard Martins if I ever heard them 1 ” he replied, “and, more- 
over, I saw them. I looked up quickly and there were some flying across 
the face of the moon.” 
June 15, 1900, Mr. Bates, walking home from a train that reached Water- 
ville between two and three in the morning, without having a thought of 
Swallows, suddenly heard them in the air above. Again it was bright 
moonlight. 
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