. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. 274 THE CLIFF SWALLOW with the last named species, and the birds seem to have readied a modus vivendi on peaceable grounds. At the end of the breeding season the Martins are no longer confined to the nesting site, but range freely by day. and gather in large companies to roost at night. Sometimes the ridge or cornice of a building is used fi >i this purpose, but oftener the birds resort to some unfrequented woodland or out-of-the-way place. In the summer of 1901
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. 274 THE CLIFF SWALLOW with the last named species, and the birds seem to have readied a modus vivendi on peaceable grounds. At the end of the breeding season the Martins are no longer confined to the nesting site, but range freely by day. and gather in large companies to roost at night. Sometimes the ridge or cornice of a building is used fi >i this purpose, but oftener the birds resort to some unfrequented woodland or out-of-the-way place. In the summer of 1901 we saw upwards of a thou- sand cf them roosting in the hackberry trees of North Harbor Island, and had reason to believe that the company represented not only the entire popu- lation of the Lake Erie Islands, but a considerable number from the Cana- dian and Ohio mainland as No. 120. CLIFF SWALLOW. A. O. U. No. 612. Petrochelidon lunifrons (Say). Synonyms.—Have Swallow; Republican Swallow. Description.—Adult: A prominent whitish crescent on forehead; crown. back, and an obscure patch on breast steel-blue; throat, sides of bead, and nape deep chestnut; breast, sides, and a cervical collar brown-gray; belly white or whitish; wings and tail blackish; rump pale rufous.—the color reaching around on flanks ; under tail-coverts dusky. In young birds the frontlet is obscure or wanting; the plumage dull brown above, and the throat blackish with white specks. Bill and feet weak, the former suddenly compressed at tip. Length () ; wing ( ) : tail () ; bill from nostril .22 (). Recognition Marks.—"Warbler size," but comparison inappropriate,—bet- ter say "Swallow size" ; white forehead and rufous rump. Found in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly re
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