102 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
Purple Martin—(. Prague sub is). 
A large, shining, blue-black swallow, with a notched tail. The female is- 
not so glossy on the back, and her throat, breast and sides are brownish-gray 
and her belly white. 
Breeds in temperate North America. Winters in Mexico. Common summer 
resident in southern New Jersey. 
Cliff Swallow; Eave Swallow —(. Petrochelidon lunifrons). 
A steel-blue-backed swallow, with a white forehead, much chestnut on the 
neck, pale brownish above the tail, and a white belly. Tail very slightly 
notched. 
Breeds in whole of North America. Winters in Mexico and Central America, 
Regular migrant, but not very abundant, occurring mostly along the coast and 
river valleys. It is more abundant in southern New Jersey—Cape May and 
Cumberland counties. 
Barn Swallow—( Ilirundo erythrogaster). 
A common, chestnut-bellied, steel-blue-backed swallow, with a deeply-forked 
tail. The breast is dark chestnut, but the other under parts are lighter ; the 
under tail feathers are white-blotched, showing as a white bar across the tail 
when flying. 
Breeds in whole of North America. Winters through Mexico and West 
Indies to South America. Abundant summer resident, universally distributed. 
Tree Swallow; White-bellied Swallow — (Tackycineta bi- 
color) . 
A steel-blue-backed swallow, with all the under parts pure white. The back 
sometimes has a tinge of green, and the wings and tail are blackish. 
Breeds in North America, mainly north of the southern border of the 
Middle States. Winters in southern Florida and West Indies to Central 
America. Common transient visitant. 
Bank Swallow; Sand Martin —( Riparia. riparia). 
A small, common, dull, brownish-backed swallow, with white throat and 
belly, and a broad band of grayish-brown on the breast. The tail is slightly 
notched. There is a curious tuft .of feathers above the hind toe. 
Breeds throughout North America. Winters in West Indies and through 
Central America to Brazil. Rather common transient. 
Rougi-i-winged Swallow—( Stelgidopteryx serripennis). 
A dull, brownish-gray swallow, with white only on the lower belly; tail’ 
slightly notched. T^ie adult has recurved booklets on the outer edge of the 
first primary. 
Breeds in North America, mainly south of the northern border of the Caro¬ 
linian fauna. Winters through Mexico to Guatemala. Common summer 
resident in suitable localities throughout southern New Jersey from April 
25th to September 1st. 
