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fo rm e r s t a t io n .” A r e c e n t n o te b y M r . B la g g s ta te s t b a t h e o b se rv ed th e sp e c ie s on
B re s sa y , M a y 2 7 th , a lso a t S a n d L o d g e o n J u n e Gth.
I n I r e l a n d , a c c o rd in g to M r . T h om p so n , i t is “ a b u n d a n t in s um m e r ; m u c h m o re
so th a n t h e o th e r sp e c ie s o f th e f am ily . I t a r riv e s th e sec o n d in o rd e r o f th e Swallows,
b e in g p re c e d e d b y th e S a n d -M a rtin . T h e e a r lie s t a p p e a ra n c e o f th e Sw a llow t h a t I
h a v e k n ow n a b o u t B e lf a s t w a s in 1 8 IG, w lien , o n th e 3 0 th o f ¡Marcli, tw o b ird s e x h ib itin g
th e lo n g t a i l- f e a th e r s w h ic h d e n o te I I . ru s tic a w e re seen Iiy in g o n th e b a y . O n th e
n e x t d ay a s in g le b ird w a s o b se rv ed on e a c h s id e o f its sh o re s. O n t h e Gth o f A p r il
a Swallovv w a s o b se rv e d b e tw e e n A n t r im a n d B a llym e n a . B u t, th o u g h in d iv id u a ls
a r r iv e d so e a r ly t h a t y e a r, th o s e w h ic h fo llow ed to c om p le te th e s um m e r u um b e r w e re
rem a r k a b ly l a t e i n c om in g .”
I n th e F a e ro e s , a c c o rd in g to C o lo n e l F e ild e n , i t a jip o a rs iu c o n s id e ra b le n um b e rs in
May, b u t b u s n e v e r b e e n o b s e rv e d n e s tin g tlie re . To Ic e la n d i t is a lso a r a r e s tra g g le r,
a u d n e v e r rem a in s to b re e d .
A s r e g a rd s th e o c c u rre n c e o f th e sp e c ie s in S c a n d in a v ia , F ro fe s so r R o b e r t C o lle tt,
w r it in g to ¡Mr. D re s s e r, say s t h a t i t b re e d s th r o u g h o u t N o rw a y u p to a b o u t tlie A r c tic
C irc le , a b o v e w h ic h i t is se e n a s a s tr a g g le r , b u t d o e s n o t a p p e a r to b re e d . M r. D re s se r,
in b is ‘ B ird s o f E u ro p e ,’ sum m a riz e s th e Sw ed ish re c o rd s o f th e Sw a llow a s fo llow s :—
“ I n Sw e d e n i t is a com m o n s um m e r v i s ita n t, a r r iv in g a b o u t th e 2 2 n d o r 2Gtli o f A p r il
a n d som e tim e s n o t t i l l e a r ly in M a y , a n d le a v in g e a rly in O c to b e r. I t b re e d s com m o n ly
tb ro u g l io u t th o c o u n try , a u d is fo u n d a s f a r n o rtli a s A l t e u in 70° N . l a t., a n d a t V a rd o
in 70^° N ., b u t does n o t b re e d th e r e . I t is a lso sa id to h a v e b e e n se e n a t I l am m e r f e s t.
S o u th o f th e s e p la c e s , P ro f. S u n d e v a ll sa y s i t is n o t fo u u d in L a p la n d u n t i l a b o u t GS^®,
a t E n o n te k is , K a re s u a n d o , a n d Iw a la jo k i, b e low w h ic h i t is e x tr em e ly c om m o n .”
I n S p itz b e rg e n , a c c o rd in g to P ro fe s so r N ew to n , i t w a s n o tic e d b y M r. C am p b e l l ; a n d
tlie l a te M r. G e o rg e G i l l c t t s ta te s t h a t o n h is w a y to N o v a Z em h la a p a ir w a s se e n iiy in g
ro u n d th e s h ip a s sh e la y a t a n c h o r in a sm a ll b a y ( la t. 7 0 ' 1 0 ' N .), b u t n o o th e rs we re
se e n . I n th e K o la P e n in s u la , D r . P le s k e s ta te s t h a t th e C om m o n Sw a llow is a r e g u la r
b r e e d e r in th e s o u th e r n p o r t io n o f th e d i s tr i c t in sm a ll n u m b e r s ; in th e n o r th e r n
j i a r t i t n e s ts o n ly o c c a s io n a lly , a n d som e tim e s a p p e a rs in p a ir s iu th e s p rin g , b u t th e s e
a p p e a r to r e ti r e to th e s o u th e rn p o rtio n s to b re e d . I n F in n i s l i L a p la n d its a p p e a r a
n c e is v e ry r a r e , a s P ro f e s so r P a lm e n o b se rv e d i t o n ly a t ¡XEuonioniska. P ro fe s so r
M a lm r e c o rd s th e b r e e d in g o f tlic Sw allow in th e E n a r e d i s tr i c t a s f a r a s K y r c a n d
Iw a la jo k i. I n e v e ry lo c a lity , h ow e v e r, i t is ra re . D r . P le s k e c o n tin u e s :— “ W i th re g a rd
to its o c c u rre n c e in E a s t F in m a r k , S c h r a d e r s aw a s in g le b ird o n th e V a r a n g e r f jo rd
o n th e 1 7 th o f M a y , 1 8 1 0 , b u t m a k e s n o o b s e rv a tio n a s to th e b re e d in g o f th e spec ie s in
t h a t d is tr ic t. S u n d e v a ll re c o rd s i t from V a rd o , a n d E sm a r k fo u n d i t b re e d in g n e a r
S v a n c v ig o n th e P a s v ig R iv e r .” I t h a s b e e n re c o rd e d b y N o rd v i a s bi-ecding iu Vadso.
D u r iu g h is v is it to L a p l a n d Mr. A. C. C h a pm a n o h sc rv e d th e Sw a llow in G u lh o lm e n
o n J u n o th e 1 0 th a n d n e a r P u lm a k on th e I S t h o f th e sam e m o n th . D r . P le s k c s ta te s
th a t , a c c o rd in g to M r. E nw a ld ’s n o te s , i t d o e s n o t v is it R u s s ia n L a jila n d o r K em i-
L a p pm a rk a n d was n o t o b se rv ed b y liiin a t a ll d u r io g 1 8 8 2 a n d 1883. N ik o ls k i rem a rk s
o n its v e ry r a r e o c c u rre n c e o n th e V a ra n g e rfjo rd . M e la in fo rm s D r . P le s k e iu a l e t t e r
t h a t h e n o tic e d i t in S o u k e lo . I n A r c lia n g e l M r. S e e b o hm fo u u d th e B a rn -Sw a llow
a com m o n s um m e r v is ito r , a n d th r o u g h o u t F in l a n d i t is p le n tifu lly d is tr ib u te d .
E v c ryw lie re th r o u g h o u t G e rm a n y , D e nm a rk , th e L ow C o u n tr ie s , a n d F r a n c e th e
C om m o n Sw a llow is a r e g u la r v is ito r in sum m e r. I n t h e s o u th o f E u ro p e i t a r riv e s
m u c h e a r lie r t h a n in th e n o r th . Mr. H ow a rd S a u n d e r s o b s e rv e d t h e firs t h ird s a t
L a u s a n n e , in Sw itz e rla n d , o n th e Gth o f A p r il, b u t h e lic a rd o f i ts a r r iv a l a t O u e h y some
d a v s e a rlie r. H e s a y s i t w a s se ld om s e e n a s h ig h u p a s C h a um o n t, a n d w a s n e v e r seen
b re e d in g th e r e . I n th e P y re n e e s th e s am e o b s e rv e r n o tic e d th e Sw a llow a t S t. J e a n -d e -
L u z o n th e 2 3 rd o f M a r c h ; C o lo n e l I r h y fo u n d i t v e r y a b u n d a n t a t S a n t a n d e r ; a n d
i t r . E a g le C la rk e , in h is n o te s o n th e b ird s o f tlie E a s t e r n P y re n e e s , s ta te s t h a t i t was
a b u n d a n t a b o u t T a ra s c ó n , A ix , a n d in th e u p p e r v a lle y o f tb e A r ie g e to a b o v e H o s p i t a l e t ,
a t a n e le v a tio n o f 5 0 0 0 f e e t ; i t w a s a lso c om m o n a t P e rp ig n a n .
W i th r e g a rd to its o c c u rre n c e in S o u th e rn S p a in , M r. H ow a rd S a u n d e r s w r i t e s :—
“ I wa s in fo rm e d t h a t th e u s u a l d a te o f th e a p p e a ra n c e o f th e Sw a llow a t M a la g a
wa s th e 2 5 th o f J a n u a r y ; b u t I d id n o t a c tu a l ly o b s e rv e i t t i l l 4 t h F e b r u a r y , 18G8 (a n
e x c e p tio n a lly co ld y e a r). I fo u n d m a n y b ro o d s h a tc h e d b y A p r il IG th in t h e h e r d sm e n ’s
liu ts s o u th o f S ev ille . A m o n g s t th e te n s o f th o u s a n d s o f Sw a llow s t h a t h a v e c ro s sed
m y e y e in A n d a lu c ía , w h e re th e y sw a rm to a d e g r e e u n k n ow n in E n g la n d , I n e v e r
o b se rv e d o n e w i th th e f a in t e s t a p p r o a c h to t h a t ru f o u s o r hu ffy tin g e o n th e a b d om e n so
n o tic e a b le am o n g s t o u r n ew a r r iv a ls h e r e , a t i n t w h ic h is lo s t a s th e se a so n a d v a n c e s,
a s I h a v e rem a rk e d in a p a ir w h ic li b re d in m y p o rc h a t R e ig a t e y e a r a f te r y e a r .”
C o lo n e l I r b y o b s e rv e s :— “ A b o u t G ib r a lta r th e Sw a llow g e n e ra lly a r riv e s a b o u t tluj
1 3 th o f F e b r u a r y , a lth o u g h 1 h a v e o c c a s io n a lly s e e n a s t r a g g l e r in D e c em b e r a n d
J a n u a r y . I h a v e s e e n tliem c ro s s in g th e S tr a its in c o n s id e ra b le m iin b e rs u p to th e 15(li
o f A p r i l ; th e l a t e s t I n o tic e d w e re p a s s in g o n th e 2 4 th o f t h a t m o n th . I h a v e o b se rv e d
th e n e s t fin ish ed o n t h e 2 3 rd o f F e b r u a r y , a n d y o u n g b ird s a b le to fly on th e 2 4 th o f
M a y .”
I n P o r tu g a l, a c c o rd in g to M r. T a it, i t “ u s u a lly a r riv e s a t O p o rto b e tw e e n th e 8 th
a n d 1 5 th o f M a rc h , b u t som e tim e s a s t r a y in d iv id u a l o r tw o m a y b e se e n a t th e e n d o f
F e b r u a r y , a n d I o n c e saw som e a s e a rly a s th e 1 3 tli o f J a n u a r y , 1 8 7 8 . I n th e so u tli o f
P o r tu g a l th e y a r r iv e in F e b r u a r y . T h e d e p a r tu r e s o u thw a rd s from t h e n e ig h b o u rh o o d
o f O p o rto g e n e ra lly ta k e s p la c e from th e m id d le o f S e p tem b e r to th e m id d le o f O c to b e r,
b u t som e rem a in fo r a few d a y s , o r e v e n w e ek s , lo n g e r. I saw o n e a s l a t e a s N o v em b e r
2 0 t h : in fa c t, D e c em b e r is th e o u ly m o n th in w h ic h I h a v e n o t s e e n th em in tliis
c o u n try . I n tb e p ro v in c e o f th e D o u ro th is Sw a llow n e s ts in th e s u b te r r a n e a n g a lle rie s
w h ic h a r e c u t in to th e h ill- s id c to o b ta in w a te r— a r a th e r u u e x p e c to d s i tu a tio n fo r
Sw allow s to choose. D r . C a rv a lh o h a s fu r n is h e d m e w i th a ta b le o f o b s e rv a tio n s