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“ lla y v v o o il ( c a s t s id e o f S a n F ra n c is c o B a y ) ; la t. 37° 4 0 '. A r riv e s J a n . 2 8 -3 0 .
“ S h o t a t S a n F ra n c is c o , w in t e r o f 1 851 (c iU ta ).
“ N . S a c r am e n to , M a y 1 8 5 3 ( I I e p h „ m ) . Two hvoocls.”
_ M r. E v e rm a n n sa y s t h a t in A’c n tu r a C o u n ty , iu C a lifo rn ia , i t is a n a b u n d a n t s um m e r
re s id e n t. M a n y lire e d in th e h o le s o f th e w illow s n e a r th e m o u th o f th e S a u ta C lam
riv er.
M r. L . B e ld in g , in h is n o te s o n th e h ird s o f C e n tr a l C a lifo rn ia , o b se rv e s “ T liis
b ird was s e e n a t M a r y s v ille , F e b r u a r y 1, 1878, a n d n e a rly e v e ry d a y th e r e a f te r u n til
M a r c h o. D u r in g th e fo llow in g M a ro li a n d A p r il i t w a s v e ry a b u n d a n t a t S to c k to n ,
iiy in g o v e r th e c o u n t r y in a l l d ire o tio u s , e sp e c ia lly o v e r th e tu le sw am p s . I n M a y ,
w h e n i t w a s le s s a b u n d a n t , I n o tic e d tw o n e s ts iu c a s in g s o v e r do o rs o f p r iv a te dw d lin " 's
I h a v e n o t re c o g n iz e d i t a t M u r p h y ’s o r B ig Tre e s. A la rg o s c a tte re d ilook w a s se e n ° a t
S to e k to n a s l a t e a s D e c em b e r 5, 1 8 7 8 .’’ H e a lso s ta te s t h a t i t w a s o fte n se e n b v h im in
w m te i’ iu L ow e r C a lifo rn ia .
T h e C e n tra l-A m e ric a n r a n g e o f th e sp e c ie s is w e ll g iv e n in t l ie ‘ B io lo g ía C e n tra li-
A m e n c a n a ’ h y M e ssrs. S a lv in a n d G o dm a n , w h o h a v e a c o n s id e r a b le se rie s from M e x ic o
m th e i r co lle c tio n . T h o p re c is e lo c a litie s w h e re th o sp ee ie s h a s b e e n o b ta in e d in th a t
c o u n t r y a p p e a r to b e th e fo llow in g G u a ym a s , S o n o ra , D e c em b e r a n d A p r il (L . B e l i l -
n ,„ ), M a ta in o r a s (C o u c h ), M a z a tla n (G ro y c o n ) , P la t e a u o t M ex ico (S um ic hm c t, L c
S tr a n g e ) , S a n J o s é (S a lté ) , J a l a p a (d e Oca), O r iz a b a (S um ic h r a s t) , P iu c -rid g e ab o v e
M ira d o r (S a ,-to,-ins). M e s s rs . S a lv in a n d G o dm a n w r ite “ I 'l i c r e is n o p o s itiv e ev id o n e e
ol t h e sp e c ie s b re e d in g in M e x ic o , th o u g li i t is in c lu d e d b y P ro f . S um ic h r a s t am o n g s t
tlie r e s id e n t b ird s o f t h e P h ite lu i o f M ex ico , a n d a sp e c im e n w a s o b ta in e d b v D r . S a rto riu s
in th o p in o -rc g io n a b o v e M ira d o r , in th e m o u th o f J u n e . I n Gu a lom ak 'i i t is a w in te r
v i s it a n t to th e ta b le la n d s a n d to th e n e ig h b o u rlio o d o f S a n G e ró n im o in V e ra P a z , w h o re
i t is f r e q u o u t ly fo u n d a s s o c ia tin g w i th T . Ih a la s s in iis ."
I t h a s n o t y e t b e e n re c o rd e d fr om Y u c a ta n , b u t m a y p o s s ib ly c ro s s t h a t c om itry mi
m ig r a tio n , o n i t s w a y to a n d from G u a tem a la . I t m a y ho alsci th e sp e e ie s m c n lim ie d
111 H e n d e r s o n ’s ‘ H o n d u r a s ’ (L o n d o n , 1 8 0 3 , p. 1 1 9 ), a n d q u o te d h v D r . C ones in
h is ‘ B ird s o f th o C o lo rad o V a lle y ’ M y ria d s o f Sw allow s a r e a lso th e o cc a s io n a l
in h a b i t a n t s o f H o n d u r a s . T h e tim e o f th e i r re s id e n c e is g e n e ra llv co u fln e d to th e p e rio d
o f th e r a in s , a f te r w h ic h th e y to ta lly d is a p p e a r. T lie re is so in e th 'in g ro n in rk a b ly c u r io u s
a n d d e s e rv in g o f n o tic e iu th e a s c e n t o f fh c s e liirds. As so o n a s th e d aw n a p p e a rs , tlie y
q n i t t l ie i r p la c e o f r e s t, w h ic li is u s u a lly ch o s e n nm id th e ru s h e s o f som e w a to rv
s a v am ia h , a n d iiiv a ria h ly r is e to a c e r t a in h e ig h t, in a c .im ]ia e t s p ira l fo rm , a n d w h ic ii
a t a d is ta n c e o f te n o c c a s io n s th em to b e ta k e n f o r a n im m e n s e c o lum n o f sm o k e. 'This
a tt a in e d , th e y a r e th e n s e e n s e p a ra te ly to d is p e rs e in s e a rc h o f food, th e o c c u p a tio n o f
th o i r d a y . 'I'o th o s e w h o m a y h a v e h a d a n o p p o r tu n i ty o t o b s e r v in g th o p lie n om c n o n o f
a w a te rs p o u t, t h e s im ila r ity o f e v o lu tio n , in th e a s c e n t o f llie s c b ird s , w ill h e th o u g h t
s u rp r is in g ly s t r ik in g . T h e d e s c e n t, w h ic h r e g u la r ly ta k e s p la c e a t s u n s e t, is c o n d u c te d
ill m iic li th e sam e w a y , b u t w ith in c o n c e iv a ljlc ra p id ity . A n d th e n o ise w h ic h aoconi-
/ Oo
p a n ic s th i s c a n o n ly be c om p a re d to th e f a llin g o t a n im m e n s e to r r e n t , o r tlie m s h ii ig o t
a v io le n t g u s t o f w in d . In d e e d , to a n o b so rv o r, i t seoms w o n d e rfu l t h a t th o u s a n d s of
th e s e b ird s a r e n o t d e s tro y e d , in b e in g th u s p ro p e lle d to th e e a r th w i th s u c h irre s is tib le
fo r c e .” A lth o u g h D r . C o u e s th in k s i t p r o b a b le t h a t th e a b o v e n o te re fe r s to th o JV h ite -
h e llie d Sw allow, w e c a n n o t h e lp a n im p re s s io n t h a t th o spo o ies in te n d e d m u s t h a v e b e e n
a Sw ift o f som e so rt.
M e s s rs . J o n e s a n d JV e d d c rb u r n h a v e m e n tio n e d i ts o c e iirre iio e in th e B e rm u d a s .
T h e fo rm e r s ta te s t h a t a g r e a t f lig h t o f Sw a llow s a p p e a re d o n th e 2 2 n d o t S e p tc iiih e r,
181.9, w h e n th is sp ec ie s w a s n um e ro u s , a l th o u g h n e v e r p r e v io u s ly o b se rv e d .
D r . G u u d la c li re c o rd s th e sp e c ie s a s a r e g u la r w in t e r v is ito r to C u b a , w h e re it
a r riv e s la t e r th a n U ir u n d o e r y th r o g a s tr a , rem a iiiin g fo r t h e w in t e r a n d le a v in g a g a in in
A p r i l ; a n d in Id s w o rk o n th e b ird s o f th o B a h am a s M r. C o ry w r ite s
“ I h av o in c lu d e d th i s Sw a llow o n th e a u th o r i ty o t M r. L . J . K . B ra c e , o f N a s s a u ,
w h o says : ‘ D u r in g th e s to rm y w e a th e r o f D e c em b e r 1 s t a n d 2 n d o f l a s t y e a r, a iium h e r
o t th o s e h ird s we re to b e s e e n f ly in g a b o u t. O n tlio 1 s t, I o u ly s aw th ro e , h u t o n th e
2 n d a g r e a t m a n y , w h ic h flew v e ry low , olo.se to th e g r o u n d ; tw o flew in s id e t h e h o u se ,
a n d c lu n g fo r a few iid n u te s to th e e d g e o f a sh e lf, h u t b e fo re th e y c o u ld h e s e c u re d ,
flow o u t a g a in . O n th e -Ith, th e w e a th e r m o d c r a tiu g , u o t on o w a s to ho se e n .’ I t is
e s c e e d in g ly u n f o r tu n a t e t h a t a sp e c im e n wa s n o t k ille d , a s t h e r e s em b la n c e , o v en a t a
s h o r t d is ta n c e , o f th e B a h am a Sw a llow to th e p re s e n t sp e c ie s is so c lo se a s to re n d e r
id e n tiflc a tio n d iffic u lt, a n d t h e c a p tu r e o f a sp e c im e n w o u ld h a v o rem o v e d a ll d o u b ts o f
its id e n t i ty .”
T h e JV h ite -b d lie d Swallow h a s a lso o e c u rro d o n c e in G r e a t B rita in . W o lle y re c o rd s
a sp e c im e n in th e ‘ Z o o lo g is t ’ f o r 185 3 (p . 3 8 0G ):
“ S ome m o n th s a g o m y fr ie n d , M r. J o h n E v a n s o f D a r l c y A b b e y , s e n t fo r iiiy
iiisp c c tio n , a n d a f te rw a rd s k in d ly p re s e n te d to m e , th e s k in o f a- s o rt o f Sw allow w h o s e
n am e h o h a d n o t b e e n a b le to a s c e r ta in , o f w h ic h h e g a v e m e t h e fo llow in g a c c o u n t
(In o d ay t h a t ho c a lle d a t th e sh o p o f M r . C o o k e, a h ird - s tu ile r a n d J lu s e um - k e c p e r in
D e rb y , in th e s um m e r o f th e y e a r 1 8 5 0 , h e was s h ow n t h e s k in o f a h ird w h ich liad
l a te ly b e e n s h o t a t th e S id d a ls ( th e n am e o f som e c om m o n la n d , I b e liev e , in th e su lm rh s
o f D e rb y ) w ith e le v e n S a n d -M a r tin s , w ith w h ic h th is h a d b e e n e o u s id c rc d to m a k e a
tw e l f t h ; in s k in n in g th em , M r. C o o k e h a d r em a rk e d t h a t i t w a s n o t lik e the, o th e r s ,a n d
h e th o u g h t i t a v a r ie ty , h u t a sk e d M r. J o h n E v a u s h is o p in io n c f i t . T h a t g c n tlom a n
d id n o t k n ow w h a t i t wa s, b u t h e b o u g h t th o s k in fo r o no s liillin g , a u d lia s h a d i t in h is
p o s se ssio n from t h a t tim e t i l l h e g a v e i t to m e som e m o n th s a g o , a s I m e n tio n e d b e fo re .
J l r . C o o k e is s in c e dead. T h e c irc um s ta n c e o f h is h a v in g s k in n e d th e b ird s h im s c lt,
m a k e s i t a p p e a r im p ro b a b le t h a t ho sh o u ld h av o m a d e a m is ta k e , a u d J l r . E v a n s a s s u r e s
m o t h a t h e does n o t t h i n k th e r e w e re a n y fo r e ig n sk in s a b o u t. 1 sh o u ld a d d , that^^I
boliovo th e r e is n o ]io s s ib ility o f e r r o r s in c e th e s k in e a iu e in to J l r . E v a n s s p o sse s s io n .
B rew e r, iu h is ‘ N o r th -A m e r ic a n O o lo g y ,’ h a s g iv e n th e fo llow in g a c c o u n t o t th e
s p e c ie s ;—
“ I n th e h a b i t s o f d iifo re n t in d iv id u a ls o f th i s sp e c ie s wc fin d p re s e n te d , u i r em a r k -
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