. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. 'r". lis ROUQH-WINOBD BWAIiOW. 617. Stelgxdoptcryx serripennis. 5;4 inches. This species is sUghtly larger than the last and hu the throat and breast brownish gray, •••adniK "• sensibly into the white of the nnaerpart; the ontor vX of the outer primary is stiff and barbed, thus giv- ine the bird its name. j, . i, i,. „_j like the Bank Swallows, these breed in bank, and are often found in company with them, both while nesting, and when feeding. They are ^^ ""f. 8°"*^"° bird, farely found in the nort
. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. 'r". lis ROUQH-WINOBD BWAIiOW. 617. Stelgxdoptcryx serripennis. 5;4 inches. This species is sUghtly larger than the last and hu the throat and breast brownish gray, •••adniK "• sensibly into the white of the nnaerpart; the ontor vX of the outer primary is stiff and barbed, thus giv- ine the bird its name. j, . i, i,. „_j like the Bank Swallows, these breed in bank, and are often found in company with them, both while nesting, and when feeding. They are ^^ ""f. 8°"*^"° bird, farely found in the northern parts nf tn. l J. Nites.—Like those of all the other Swallows, from which they can only be distinguished from long ex- ^* in banks like the Bank Swallows or in the crevices of stone bridges or arches over water; of straws and grasses lined with feathersj the four to six eggs that they lay are pure whit- (.(o x -a-J; Ka5| 8., breeding from the Gulf north to Massachusetts and Washington; winters in Central 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. Toronto : Musson
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