Mortality among Bank Swallows. — Upon reading the article in ■ The 
Auk’ for October, 1889, on the ‘Mortality among Eave Swallows’ by Dr. 
F. H. Kimball, a similar instance was recalled to my mind of my experi- 
ence with the Bank Swallows ( Clivicola rifaria) in this locality. 
By referring to my note-book I find that June 3, 1888, I made a trip to 
a place where hundreds of these birds breed every year. I saw no birds 
about the holes, and at once concluded that they had not bred there that 
year, but as the holes seemed to have been excavated recently, 1 examined 
them, and found dead birds in nearly every hole that I dug into. Some 
of the birds were quite fresh, while others had the appearance of having 
been dead a long time. These birds were not in very good condition, but 
were far from being poor and emaciated. Almost all of the holes con- 
tained nests, but very few had eggs in them, and two were the most found 
in any one nest. As to the cause of their destruction I am wholly per- 
plexed, as the weather at that time was mild, although there was a little 
more rain than usual.— Willard E. Treat, East Hartford , Conn. 
Auk, Vll. Jan. 1890. p. %. 
On May 21st, while examining Bank 
Swallows’ nests in the rain I found twelve 
Swallows in one hole. Two flew out and I had 
to pull the others out. 1 never heard of any- 
thing of the kind before. Is it unusual ? 
Arthur M. Farmer. 
Amoskeag, N. H. 
O.& o VoJ.17, July, 1892 P. 104 
Notes from Danbury, Conn. 
A. E. Betts writes that “George Dick- 
erman of this place found a nest of the 
Barn Swallow on September 3, with five 
eggs slightly incubated.” Unfortunately 
they were accidentally broken. 
O.& O Vol.17, Nov. 1892 p.172 
ytind a note on change of habits in the 
k Swallow (p. 373), by Dr. Couesy^ >mer> ifa^nralifita Yd, IQ* <• 
210. Odd Nesting Places. By Col. Culver. Ibid., XVIII, No. 16, p. 
