Birds of the Adirondack Region. 
C.H.Merxiam. 
52. Cotile riparia {Linn.) Boie. Bank Swallow.— Breeds. Not un 
common in places. 
BttU.N.O.0, 9, Oct, 1881, P. 229 
Bds. Obs. at Little and Greal Gull Is- 
lands, N.Y. Aug. '88 B.H.Dutcher, 
19. Clivicola riparia. Bank Swallow. — Although no birds of this 
species were seen, Chas. B. Field said that they had bred abundantly on 
Great Gull earlier in the season, — a statement that was well verified by the 
large number of holes in the sand banks that overlooked the shores of the 
island. Mr. Field also said that about as soon as the Swallows had dug 
out their homes, some folks, who should have been better employed, came 
over from Connecticut and amused themselves by digging out the holes 
that the Swallows had made, thus compelling the birds to excavate new 
ones. 
Amk. YL April, 1889. p. /J0. 
