. The birds of Canada : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure . lishtint. Feeds upon insects. H. riparia.—The Bank Swallow. This is the smallest of the swallows. Color,above, grayish-brown ; beneath, pure white. Ittakes its name from its habit of making deep,winding holes in sand banks, in which it buildsits nest ; eggs, four, pure white. Feeds uponinsects. H. bicolor.—The White-breasted Swallow. This well known swallow arrives here aboutthe middle of May. Color, above, metallic-green ; beneath, white. Nests, in a hole in atree or stub, and someti
. The birds of Canada : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure . lishtint. Feeds upon insects. H. riparia.—The Bank Swallow. This is the smallest of the swallows. Color,above, grayish-brown ; beneath, pure white. Ittakes its name from its habit of making deep,winding holes in sand banks, in which it buildsits nest ; eggs, four, pure white. Feeds uponinsects. H. bicolor.—The White-breasted Swallow. This well known swallow arrives here aboutthe middle of May. Color, above, metallic-green ; beneath, white. Nests, in a hole in atree or stub, and sometimes in a martins box ;eggs, four, white. Feeds upon insects, Progue purpurea.—The Purple Martin. This pretty and interesting bird arrives inCanada early in April. Color : the old malesare glossy steel-blue all over ; the females areglossy steel-blue above, and pale brown broods are raised during the season. Nests,in a hole in a tree, or martins box ; eggs, fouror six, pure white. Early in September themartins leave for the south. Birds of Canada. 19 Family CAPRIMULGID^. THE GOAT^ r WHIP-POOR-WILL. Capriniiilgiis vocifcnis.—The Whip-poor-will. The Whip-poor-will is a regular summer resi-dent of Canada. It is ten and a-half incheslong ; bill, short, and bent at the point ; mouth,very large, and beset along the sides with anumber of stiff bristles, which turn inwards; eyes,full and large ; the plumage is variegated withblack, pale cream-brown, and rust color. Thenotes of the whip-poor-will are three, and havea resemblance to the syllables wJiippoor ivillfrom which it takes its name. It begins its songsoon after sunset, and continues till late at night;then remains silent till near the dawn, when itresumes, and continues till sunrise. During theday it sits in the most retired, solitary, and deep-shaded parts of the woods, generally on highground, where it reposes in silence. When dis- 20 Birds of Canada. turbed, it rises within a few feet, and flies slo
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