d iffe re n t c o lo u r o f th e u p p e r p a r ts , from Avhich th e r e is a n a b s o lu te ab s e n c e o f a n y p u rp lis h
sh a d e .
T h e B a h am a S n a llow wa s f ir s t m a d e k n ow n to sc ie n c e b y tlie l a t e D r . B r y a n t , tvho
gav(« th e fo llow in g n o te u p o n t h e sp e c ie s :—
“ T h is Swallow, w h ic h I h a v e b e e n u n a b le to fin d d e sc rib e d , is o no o f tb e m o s t
b e a u t if u l sp e c ie s in h a b i t in g N o r th A m e ric a . I saw th em d u r iu g th e w h o le o f m y s ta y
a t N a s s a u , b u t o n ly o n t h e firs t m ile o f th e ro a d le a d in g to th e w e s t e n d o f th e is la n d .
T lie y Avere so a b u n d a n t th e r e t h a t t h i r t y o r f o r ty co u ld h e se e n a t a lm o s t a ll tim e s . Th o
flig lit w a s m o re lik e t h a t o f H . h o r reo rum t h a n I I . bicolor. T h e y g e n e r a lly folloAA-ed th e
ro a d u p a n d doAvn, se ld om f ly in g h ig h , h u t s k im m in g a lo n g n e a r th e g ro u n d . I d id n o t
su c c e ed in f in d in g t h e i r n e s ts , a n d c o u ld n o t a s c e r ta in Avhcther i t b ro d o n th e is la n d o r
n o t . I k ille d n o s p e c im e n a f te r th e 2 S th o f A p r i l ; u p to th i s d a te th e g e n i t a l o rg a n s
e x h ib ite d n o a p p e a r a n c e o f e x c item e n t. T h e s tom a c h s o f th o s e d is se c te d c o n ta in e d
e n t i r e ly sm a ll d ip te ro u s in s e c ts , som e o f th em e x trem e ly m in u te .”
¡Mr. C. B. C o ry , i n h is ‘ B ir d s o f t h e B a h am a I s la n d s ,’ A A'rites ;—
“ T h e b e a u t if u l l i tt l e B a h am a SwalloAv s e em s to b e r e s tr ic te d to th e B a h am a I s la n d s .
A fcAv Avere s e e n o n A n d ro s I s l a n d in J a n u a r y , b u t th e y Avere f ly in g h ig li, a n d Ave Avere
u n a b le to sh o o t th em . Duxdng t h e m o n th o f J u n e th e y b e c am e v e ry a b u n d a n t in th e
n e ig h b o u rh o o d o f N a s s a u , a n d I w a s a b le to p ro c u r e a fin e se rie s o f sp e c im e n s . I n th e i r
h a b its th e y do n o t se em to d iffe r from o u r c om m o n sp e c ie s { T . bicolor), e x c e p t p e r h a p s
t h a t th e y a r e n o t a s q u ic k in th e i r m o v em e n ts . T h e i r fo o d se em s to b e e n t i r e ly iu s e c tiv
o ro u s .”
M e s s rs . B a ird , B rew e r, a n d R id gw a y b e lie v e t h a t th e sp e c ie s m a y p ro b a b ly o c c u r on
th e c o a s t o f F lo r id a .
O u r d e s c rip tio n s a r e d e riv e d from tAVO s p e c im e n s in th e S a lv in -G o dm a n c o lle c tio n ,
to w h ic h th e y A v e re p re s e n te d b y M r. C o ry . T h e fig u re is ta k e n fr om o n e o f th e sam e
b ird s .
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G ENUS T A C H Y C IN E T A .
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T a c h y c in e ta a lb iv e n tr is , LaAvr. P ro c . U . S. N a t. ¡Mus. i . p . 150 (1 8 7 8 ) ; A lle u , B u ll.
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(18 0 0 ).
M r . A l l e n re c o rd s a sp e c im e n c o lle c te d n e a r R e y e s , in B o liv ia , in J u n e . I t Avas
o b ta in e d b y D r . R u s b y , Avho s a y s i t is c om m o n a b o u t h o u se s . M r. C la re n c e R ik e r
n o tic e d th i s sp ec ie s a s c om m o n a b o u t Avater n e a r S a n ta rem f r om J u n e to A u g u s t in
1887.
M r. L aw re n c e h a s g iv e n a li s t o f tb e b ird s o f G u a d e lo u p e b y D r . L ’H e rm in ie r , a n d
tliis S a v u I Io a v is in c lu d e d , b u t n o o n e h a s se e n i t fr om th e is la n d , a n d tlie r c is d o u b tle s s
s om e e r ro r iu th e d e te rm in a tio n .
F o r th e g e o g r a p h ic a l d is tr ib u tio n o f th is spec ie s, v id e in fra , P la t e 31 [M a p ].
TACHYCINETA LEUCORRHOUS p . i i 3 ] .
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T a c h y c in e ta leucorrhoa, Scl. & I lu d s . A r g e n t . O rn . i. p . 3 0 ( 1 8 8 8 ) ; G r a h am K e rr,
I b is , 1 8 9 2 , p. 1 2 1 ; H o lla n d , t. c. p . 195.
A sr.vLE was p ro c u re d a t F o r t in P a g e d u r in g th e P ilc om a y o E x p e d itio n b y M r. G r a h am
K e r r on th e 2 n d o f S e p tem b e r, 1 8 9 0 . M r. A. H . H o lla n d fo u n d i t th e l a t e s t a r riv a l
o f a l l th e SAvalloAvs a t E s ta n c ia E s p a r ti l l a , B u e n o s A y r e s , a n d i t w a s tb e e a rlie s t to
d e p a rt. I t b re e d s in d isu se d h o le s o f GeocUta c u n ic id a r ia , m a k in g a n e s t o f h a y , lin e d
Avith fe a th e r s a t i ts inm o s t p o in t. T h e e g g s Avere s ix in n um b e r. I t b re e d s a t
th e e n d o f Oc tobe r.
E o r th e g e o g ra p liic a l d is tr ib u tio n o f th i s spec ie s, v id e in fra , P la t e 3 2 [M a p ].