. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. ^^^^S^ ^^^^ '^ '^^ migrations it is seldom seen far I^H^*^;^OBk away from running water. In these places lofty, leafless tree-trunks are its nesting sites—in the old excavations of woodpeck- ers, natural cavities, etc. Sometimes It nests in cliffs or buildings. In the East- ern States this bird frequently nests in bird-boxes. M. C. S. Shick, of Sea Isle City, New Jersey, says that a pair had taken possession of a box which he had put up In his yard. The materials used in nest- building are grasses
. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. ^^^^S^ ^^^^ '^ '^^ migrations it is seldom seen far I^H^*^;^OBk away from running water. In these places lofty, leafless tree-trunks are its nesting sites—in the old excavations of woodpeck- ers, natural cavities, etc. Sometimes It nests in cliffs or buildings. In the East- ern States this bird frequently nests in bird-boxes. M. C. S. Shick, of Sea Isle City, New Jersey, says that a pair had taken possession of a box which he had put up In his yard. The materials used in nest- building are grasses and straw, thickly lined with feathers. Mr. Walter E. Bry- ant found a nest of this bird under the pro- jecting and decayed deck of a lumber lighter, moored at Oakland (Cal.) harbor. From four to seven, and occasionally nine, pure white eggs are laid. The average size of ten eggs is . Mr. Edson A. Mc- Millan informs me that he took from a single nest in regular succession no less than five sets, each containing five eggs. This was in the Adirondack Mountain region, beginning with set No. 1 the first part of June. 615. VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW. Tachycincta thalassina (Swains.) Geog. Dist.—^Western United States, from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific; south in winter to Guatemala. This lovely Swallow is common from tho Central Plains of the United States to the Pacific coast. It breeds abundantly in California, Oregon and Washington Ter- ritory. The most characteristic Swallow of the pine regions of Arizona, and Is also found in considerable abundance in Colorado, nesting in all suitable localities, and, like the Eave Swallow, usually in colonies. It nests in knot-holes of oak and other deciduous trees and in the deserted excavations of woodpeckers, and more recently it has been found breeding under the eaves of houses, like the Cliff Swallow. The nest is made of dry grasses, lined with a thick mass of feathers. This species has also been found nesting in holes in banks.
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