Chel idon erythro^astra. 
Concord, Mass. 
1893. (I was returning from the cabin at twilight in ray open 
j Julv 18. canoe ). Soon after the Red-wings had been driven away from 
the roost on the Barrett meadow, in fact before they had 
quite disappeared in the gloom a flock of twenty Barn Swallows 
came dashing past flying low over the water, doubling and 
twisting like so many Snipe and making a great outcry as if 
alarmed or excited. After whirling about for several moments 
they swept in over the meadow and apparently alighted in the 
Phalaris at the very spot which the Blackbirds had evacuated. 
I say apparently because I did not actually see any of the 
birds alight but merely lost sight. of them at this point and 
failed to see them reappear against the sky or over the water 
lower down river. On several occasions last year I saw Swal- 
lows flying about this Blackbird roost at evening and once or 
twice was nearly sure that they alighted in the Phalaris al- 
though I never could settle the point definitely. 
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