. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . theirprimitive habits of breed-ing in natural excava-tions of trees and they compromise on a hole in a post orfence. They are consequently found in remote andsecluded woods and swamps, as well as about thehabitations of man ; and display a certain taste foraquatics in frequently choosing stubs standing inthe water for nesting-places, in their immense autum-nal gatherings in the salt marshes of the coasts, andin being very numerous about ponds and other freshwater away from houses. They reach New Englandsomew
. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . theirprimitive habits of breed-ing in natural excava-tions of trees and they compromise on a hole in a post orfence. They are consequently found in remote andsecluded woods and swamps, as well as about thehabitations of man ; and display a certain taste foraquatics in frequently choosing stubs standing inthe water for nesting-places, in their immense autum-nal gatherings in the salt marshes of the coasts, andin being very numerous about ponds and other freshwater away from houses. They reach New Englandsomewhat in advance of the Barn Swallows, comingin full force early in April; and in the fall they linger. Fig. 44. — White-bellied Swallow.(Natural size.) 184 HIRUNDINID^ : SWALLOWS. through the greater part of September ; but the weatherhas much to do with their movements. The nest isbuilt of hay, without mud, and Hned with feathers ; theeggs are pure white, without markings, and from long by to broad. CLIFF OR EAVE SWALLOW. Petrochelidon lunifrons {Say) Cab. Chars. Above, glossy steel-blue ; a blue-black spot on the throat;rump rufous ; a white or brownish-white crescent on forehead;throat and sides of head deep chestnut, the rest of the underparts dull rusty-gray, or grayish-brown, becoming paler on thebelly ; much of the under parts with dusky sharp lines on theindividual feathers. Wings and tail blackish, with litde gloss,and unmarked. Bill black ; feet dark. Sexes alike. Young:Above, dark lustreless brown, with whitish skirting of the feathers;the throat-spot wanting, the frontlet a mere trace or wanting, thechestnut parts quite pale. Length, ; exten
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