. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . southabout the last of April, and formerlyreared its young in the hollows and exca-vations in old trees ; but since the countrylias become settled, habitations have beenprovided for this general favorite in al-most every neighborhood, by the erectionof martin boxes. Its nest is made ofleaves, straw and feathers; and the eggs,from 4 to 6, are pure white and withoutspots. The Martins have sometimes ar-rived so early in the spring as to becomechilled to death in their houses du
. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . southabout the last of April, and formerlyreared its young in the hollows and exca-vations in old trees ; but since the countrylias become settled, habitations have beenprovided for this general favorite in al-most every neighborhood, by the erectionof martin boxes. Its nest is made ofleaves, straw and feathers; and the eggs,from 4 to 6, are pure white and withoutspots. The Martins have sometimes ar-rived so early in the spring as to becomechilled to death in their houses during acold storm. This was the case a few yearsago in the vicinity of Burlington. Theflight of the Martin is very rapid, and,like the redoubtable King Bird, it pursuesand boldly attacks eagles, hawks andcrows, and drives them from the neigh-borhood of its dwelling. There is saidto be a tradion that the Martin was notseen in New England till about the timeof the revolution. It is, however, men-tioned by Kalm its being common in NewJersey in 174.). They usually depart tothe south about the middle of i. 13. THE BARN rufa.— Description.—Color above and bandon the breast steel-blue ; front and beneathchestnut brown, paler on the belly ; tailforked, with n white spot on the lateralfeathers, the outer ones narrow and aninch and a half longer than the next;legs dark purple; iris hazel. Female withbelly and vent rufous-white. Length 7,spread 13. History.—This swallow is, perhaps,more generally diffused over the stateand better known than either of the otherspecies; but it would seem that theirnumbers have rather been diminishingfor several years past in this state, whilethose of the Cliff Swallow have beenvastly multiplied. This swallow arrivesin Vermont about the 28th of April. (Secpage 13.) They generally build theirnest against a rafter or beam in the is formed principally of mud, and linedwith fine grass and a few feathers. Theeggs,
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