4dd— tachycine ta al b i l i nea [««fed, p. U O ],
T a c h y c in e ta a lb ilin e a . N u t t in g , P ro c . U . S. N a t. M u s . v i. p. 3 9 2 (18 8 3 ).
S in c e iv r itin g o u r a r tic ie o n th i s sp e c ie s th o fo iiow in g sp e c im e n s lia v e boon re c e iv e d
b y M e s s rs . S a lv in a n d G o dm a n T am p ic o , P e b r u a r y to J u n e (7V . B . R ic h a r d s o n ) ■,
V e g a d e l C a sad o ro , V e r a C ru z , D e c em b e r ( J £ T r u j i l l o ) ; I l io P a p a g a io , 1 2 0 0 fe e t. Stated
o f G u e rre ro , O c to b e r (M r s . I I . R . S m i t h ) ; Cayo, B r itis h H o n d u r a s (F. B k M a n e a L ) . "
M r. N u t t in g , in h is n o te s o u th e b ird s o f N ic a ra g u a , o b s e r v e s A b u n d a n t .
G e n e ra lly se e n a lo n g th o sh o re o f th o la k e , s i tt in g o n tb e d e a d tre e s o v e rh a n g in g tlie
w a te r, w lien c e i t m a k e s s h o r t e x c u rs io n s a f t e r in s e c ts m u c h in th e m a n n e r o f
E ly c a tc lie rs .”
P o r t h e g e o g ra p h io a l d is tr ib u tio n o f th is sp ec ie s, r id e in f r a , P la t e 32 [M ap ].
A d d : - t a c h y c i n e t a m e y e n i [««fed, p . 1 53].
T a c h y c in e ta m e y e n i, A lle n , B u ll. A m e r. M u s . N a t. H is t. ii. p. 79 (1 8 8 9 ) ■ Scl. Ib is
1 8 9 1 , p . 1 6 ; J lo lla n d , Ib is , 1892, p . 1 9 0 .
D r . K d sb t p ro c u r e d th is sp e c ie s a t th e P a l l s o t th e M a d e ir a E iv e r , B o liv ia in O c to b e r
U e say s i t is m o r e o f a r iv e r Swallow th a n T . a lb iv e n tr is , f r e q u e n tin g t h e v ic in ity o f
s tre am s .
S in c e w r it in g o u r a c c o u n t o f th i s spooies M r. A . H . H o lla n d h a s m e t w-ith i t
a t th e E s t a n c ia E s p a r tilJ a , n e a r E a n c h o s , o n th e S o u th e rn E a i lw a y o f B u e n o s A y re s .
I t is c u r io u s t h a t th o spec ie s w a s n o t m e t w itli b y M r. H u d s o n d u r in g h is lo n g
re s id e n c e n e a r B u e n o s A y r e s , a n d i t is a n in t e r e s tin g fa c t i f th e h ird is a re c e n t v is ito r
to th e n e ig h b o u rh o o d . M r. H o lla n d w r ite s T h is M a r tin is th e com m o n e s t o f th e
f am ily h e r e , a r r iv in g la te in ,Iu ly a n d d e p a r tin g in A p r il, a ltiio u g i, m a n y rem a in witii
u s a ll th e y e a r ro u n d , r e ti r in g o n th e c o ld e st n ig l.ts to th o lo n g p a ja -g ra s s , from which
o n e ro u s e s th em a s o n e rid e s a lo n g . I n th e d a y tim e tlie so liird s h aw k a r o u n d t r a v e lle rs
c a tc liin g th e n um b e r le s s in s e c ts ro u s e d h y th em . T h e n e s t is p la c e d in O v e n -b ird s ’
u e s ts , h o le s in tre e s , sp o u ts , a n d u n d e r c a v e s ; i t is c om p o sed o f a l ittlo s traw , th ic k lv
lin e d w ith n um b e rle s s s o ft fe a th e r s . T h e e g g s a r e six iu n um b e r, w h ite , a n d r a th e r
b lu n t. I t b re e d s in th e m id d le o f O c to b e r.”
P 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 i s spec ie s, v id e in frà , P la t e 33 [M a p ].
tachycineta bicolor [« « fe á , p. 1 35].
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T a c h y c in e ta bicolor, B e ld in g , Oco. P a p e r s C a lif. A c ad , Sei. ii. p. 18 9 (1 8 9 0 ) ;
C h a pm a n , B u ll. A m e r . M u s . N a t. H i s t . iii. p. 14,9 ( 1 8 9 0 ) ; P a lm e r, P r . U . S. N a t.
M u s . xiii. p . 205 (1 8 9 0 ) : T h om p so n , t. c. p. 0 1 0 ; S e o tt, A u k , v ii. p . 3 1 2 (1 8 9 0 ) ;
E a g le C la rk e , t. c. p. 3 2 2 ; 11. 11. L aw re n c e , A u k , ix . p . -lO (1 8 9 2 ) ; D w ig h t, t. e.
p. 1 3 8 ; Coombs, t. c. p . 3 0 0 ; S o o tt, t . c. p. 213 ; A ttw a te r , t . o. p . S-IO; H a tc h , B.
M in n e so ta , p . 3 6 1 ( 1 8 9 3 ) ; C o ry , C a t. IV e s t I n d . B . p . 115 ( 1 8 9 2 ) ; C. H a r t
M e r riam , N .-A m c r. P a u n . n o . 7, p . I l l (1 8 9 3 ) ; A lle n , B u ll. A m e r. M u s . N a t.
H i s t . V. p. 4.0 (1 8 9 3 ).
Mil. E a g le Cla r k e s ta te s t h a t a sp e c im e n fr om P o r t C h u rc h ill, H u d s o n ’s B ay , is in
th o G ille sp ie c o lle c tio n in th e E d in b u r g h M u s e um .
M r. W illiam P a lm e r s ta te s t h a t h o saw th i s sp e c ie s o n tb e M a g d a le n a n d M in g a n
Is la n d s , tlio u g h n o t a b u n d a n tly .
M r. H a tc li g iv e s a n in t e r e s tin g n o te o n th e sp ec ie s in M in n e s o ta , from w h ic h wo
m a k e a few e x t r a c t s :— “ T h is b ird lo ses n o tim e in m a k in g its n o r th e r n m ig r a tio n s as
soon a s th e r e is to h e fo u n d a n a p p r o p r ia te s u p p ly o f food. Q u ite e a rly in A p r il, w h e n
th e s u n lias d riv e n aw ay th e c h e e rle s s c lo u d s e n o u g h to l e t h is ra y s b e g in to w a rm th e
r e c e n tly fro z e n e a r th a li tt l e , a n d c lu s te r s o f t in y fo rm s o f in s e c t life b e g in to o c c u p y tlio
a ir , th e ‘VVhite-bcllied S iva llows, o fte n a c c om p a n ie d b y th e P u r p l e M a r tin s , a p p e a r
su d d e n ly u p o u th e scene, in lim ite d n um b e r s , a s am n t-o o iir r ie ra o f t h e h o s ts to com e w h e n
th e q u e s tio n o f fo o d - su p p ly h a s b e e u a s s u r e d . S om e tim e s, a f te r a few h o u r s s p e n t h e re ,
a s d e sc rib ed , in c o n n e c tio n w i th th e P u r p l e M a r tin s , th e y le a v e a s s u d d e n ly a n d as
c om p le te ly as th e y c am e , a n d a r e n o t se e n fo r fiv e, t e n , o r e v e n fifte e n d ay s , i f th e sea so n
rem a in s e x c e p tio n a lly b a c k w a r d ; y e t th e r e h a v e b e e n y e a rs w h e n , a l l o f th e c o n d itio n s
re f e r r e d to b e in g c o n tin u o u s ly u n f a v o u ra b le , th e y h a v e com e e a rly a n d rem a in e d . T h e
tim e o f a v e ra g e a r r iv a l m a y h e s e t d ow n a t a b o u t th e 1 2 th o f A p r il in th e s o u th e rn p a r t
o f th o S ta te , n o t m u c h tim e th e re fo re p a s s in g b e fo re th e y re a c h a l l p a r ts o f it. I n 1 881
th e y w e re n o t in th e m o re s o u th e rn t i e r o f c o u n tie s t i ll th e 2 7 th o f A p r il, w h e re a s in
1 8 7 0 , a c c o rd in g to m y n o te s , th e y a r riv e d in th e l a t i tu d e o f M in n e a p o lis b y th e 8 th , an d
ill 1 885 o n th e 7 th o f th e m o n th ................... T h e y r e ti r e from th e S ta te e x c e p tio n a lly
e a rly , n o t e v e n w a itin g fo r th e f ir s t fr o s t, a n d th e y a r e u s u a lly g o n e b y th e 2 5 th o f
A u g u s t . I n 1 8 7 0 M r . IV . L . T ilia n y , a v e ry c om p e te n t o b s e rv e r, re p o r te d th em cle an
g o n e , a s w e ll a s t h e P u r p l e M a r tin s , o u tlie 2 3 rd o f t h a t m o n th . T h e ir d e p a r tu r e on
t h a t o c c a sio n w a s n o tic e d b y m a n y o b s e rv e rs o f th e h a b its o f th e b ird s , a s th e r e w a s a n
u n u s u a l d em o n s tr a tio n o f p r e p a r a tio n b y b o th spec ie s fo r m a n y h o u rs b e fo re th e firs t
m o v em e n t to o k p la c e .”
M r . D w ig h t s ta te s t h a t in th e P e n n s y lv a n ia n A lle g h a n ie s th e W h ite -b e llie d
3 T