. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. CLIFF SWALLOW. 612. Petrochelidon lunifrons. 5% inches. Adults similar in plumage but the female slightly paler. Easily distinguished from the Barn Swallow by the square tail and light buffy forehead and rump. This is what is commonly called the Eave Swallow in the East, because of its habit of plastering its nests on the outside of barns or other buildings, up under the eaves. In the West they usually resort to cliffs where, sometimes, large sections of the face will be completelj- covered with th
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. CLIFF SWALLOW. 612. Petrochelidon lunifrons. 5% inches. Adults similar in plumage but the female slightly paler. Easily distinguished from the Barn Swallow by the square tail and light buffy forehead and rump. This is what is commonly called the Eave Swallow in the East, because of its habit of plastering its nests on the outside of barns or other buildings, up under the eaves. In the West they usually resort to cliffs where, sometimes, large sections of the face will be completelj- covered with the little mud flasks; often colonies of several thousand will build their nests to- gether. Song".—A continuous twitter, uttered while on the wing or at rest. Nest.—A flask or gourd-shaped structure of mud, lined with straw and feathers, attached under the eaves to the outside of buildings or on the faces of cliffs; five to seven eggs are laid; white dotted and spotted with reddish brown (.80 x .55). Range.—N. A., breeding from the Gulf to Greenland and Alaska; winters in the TropicSo. 127. 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 resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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