. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. TREE SWALLOW. WHITE-BELLIED SWALLOW. SINGING SWALLOW. Tachycineta BICOLOR. Char. Above, rich steel blue, wings and tail with green reflections ; beneath, white. Length about 6 inches. Nest. In a cavity of a tall dead tree, — often a deserted Woodpecker's hole, — sometimes in a bird box; made of grass and straw, lined with feathers. Eggs- 4-9 (usually 5); white; X This species, less common than the Bam Swallow and nearly allied to the common Martin, arrives in Pennsylvani
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. TREE SWALLOW. WHITE-BELLIED SWALLOW. SINGING SWALLOW. Tachycineta BICOLOR. Char. Above, rich steel blue, wings and tail with green reflections ; beneath, white. Length about 6 inches. Nest. In a cavity of a tall dead tree, — often a deserted Woodpecker's hole, — sometimes in a bird box; made of grass and straw, lined with feathers. Eggs- 4-9 (usually 5); white; X This species, less common than the Bam Swallow and nearly allied to the common Martin, arrives in Pennsylvania and New England about the middle of April, and extends its migra- tions over the continent nearly to the Arctic circle, having been seen by Dr. Richardson in the latitude of 53°; it is also abundantly dispersed over the Rocky Mountains and the Columbia River, where it breeds, as well as around Hudson Bay and throughout the Northern and Middle States. On its arrival, like many other species, it seeks out the society of man and frequently takes possession of the mansion of the Martin. When these advantages are unattainable it will be content with the eaves of some deserted dweUing, a hollow tree, its ancient residence, or even an horizontal branch when large and convenient. The note of these birds is a shrill, lively, warbling twitter \ but they are more quarrelsome and less sociable in the breed-. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
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