_Hirundo erythrogaster. Case 5, Fig. 32_
Chestnut underparts and a forked tail are the
chief characters of this beautiful Swallow. L. 7.
_Range._ Nests from North Carolina and Arkansas to
Canada; winters in the tropics.
Washington, common S.R., more abundant T.V., Mch.
30-Sept. 17. Ossining, common S.R., Apl. 15-Sept.
22. Cambridge, common S.R., but fast decreasing,
Apl. 20-Sept. 10. N. Ohio, abundant S.R., Mch.
30-Sept. 22. Glen Ellyn, S.R., fairly common and
increasing. Apl. 7-Sept. 1. SE. Minn., common
S.R., Apl. 28-Aug. 31.
Barn Swallows are far more beautiful, more graceful and more
companionable than Purple Martins. But while we are erecting special
dwellings for the Martins we are making our barns Swallow-proof. A pair
of Barn Swallows are not only cheerful neighbors but good investments.
Let us make it possible for them to enter the hay-mow. We may even
supply shelves as foundations for their open mud nests. The white,
spotted eggs are laid in the latter half of May.