V a lle y o f M ex ico , A p r il 23 { F e r r a r i-B e r e z ) ; Coapa (T la lp am ), M a r c h 14 {F e r r a r i-B e r e z ) ;
C h im a la p a (T a c u b a y a ), A p r il 2 4 {F e r r a r i-B e r e z ); L a s V ig a s ( J a la p a ) , S ep t. {F e r ra r i-
B e r e z ) ; S ola a n d J u c h a te n g o , O a x a c a , A p r il {21. T r u jillo ) ; T opic, J u n e 4 {W . B .
B ic h a r d s o n ); M e s q u ite , J a lis c o , J u ly { IF . B . B ic h a rd so n ).
T h e l a te C o lo n e l G r a y so n fo u n d th is Chimney-SwalloAv v e ry a b u n d a n t in M a y
a n d J u n e a t T e p ic , w h e re i t b re e d s u n d e r tb e roofs o f h o u ses, in th e co rrid o rs , b u t
i t w a s o n ly s e e n o n th e sea -co a st in S e p tem b e r a n d O c to b e r, a p p a r e n tly m ig ra tin g .
Accoi’d in g to M e s s rs . B a ird , B rew e r, a n d llid gw a y , th e spec ie s also b re e d s o n th e
P la t e a u o f Mex ico , a n d M r. L e S tr a n g e in fo rm e d Messrs. S a lv in a n d G o dm a n t h a t
i t re s o rts to th e h o u se s in th e c ity o f M e x ic o fo r th is p u rp o se . Mr. G. F . G a um e r
h a s o b ta in e d i t in E u a tu n a n d C o z um e l in A p r il. M e ssrs. S a lv in a n d Go dm an
f u r th e r r em a rk in th e ‘ B io lo g ia ’ :— “ I n G u a tem a la we o u ly k n ow i t as a m ig ra n t,
a r r iv in g a s e a rly a s th e firs t d ay s o f S e p tem b e r , a n d le a v in g a g a in in A p r i l ; b u t iu th e
fo rm e r m o u th a d u l t b ird s a r e to b e s e e n w i th y o u n g ones in th e ir firs t p lum a g e . T h e
o n ly re c o rd wo h a v e o f i t s o c c u rre n c e in C o s ta R ic a is from i ts n am e b e in g in c lu d e d in
M r. Z e le d o n ’s l i s t o f th e b ird s o f t h a t c o u u try . F rom th e S ta te o f P a n am a , hoAvcver,
Ave h av o m a n y s k in s o f b o th a d u l t a n d y o u n g b ird s . T h e l a t e s t s p rin g re c o rd Ave h av e
o f th e a p p e a ra n c e o f th is SAvalloAv in th i s d i s tr i c t is th e 7 th o f M ay , Avhen a b ird Avas
se e n a t s e a b y S a lv in a b o u t 1 0 0 m ile s from C o lo n .”
M r. C o ry re c o rd s tb e sp e c ie s from tb e fo llow in g is la n d s in th e B a h am a s :— M a r a -
g u a n a ; L i t t l e I n a g u a ; G r e a t l u a g u a ; C ay S a l ; A n g u illa . I n th e G r e a te r A n tille s ,
a c c o rd in g to th e s am e a u th o r ity , i t o ccurs in C u b a , G r a n d C a ym a n , C a ym a n B ra e ,
J am a ic a , P o r to R ic o , a n d S t. C ro ix . I n th e L e s s e r A n tille s i t h a s b e e n o b se rv ed in
S t. BartholomeAv, G u a d e lo u p e , G re n a d a , a n d B a rb a d o s . S ir E dw a rd NeAvton, in th e
p a p e r AATitten b y h im s e lf a n d P ro fe s so r NcAvton on th e b ird s o f S t. C ro ix , giv es tb e
fo llow in g n o te :— “ I o b se rv e d tAvo in d iv id u a ls o f th is sp e c ie s fo r th e firs t tim e , S ep t. 13,
1 8 5 8 , a n d I c o n tin u e d to s e e som e a lm o s t d a ily u p to m y d e p a r tu r e from th e is la n d on
th e 2 8 th o f t h a t m o n th . T h e y Avere g e n e ra lly haAvking a f te r th e m a n n e r o f o u r oaati
f am ilia r b ird II . r u s tic a , a n d , I th in k , c o u ld h a rd ly b e d is tin g u is h e d from i t o n th e Aviug.
O n o n e o cc asio n I saAv se v e ra l hundx*eds iiy in g o v e r a la g o o n , in te n d in g p ro b a b ly to pass
th e n ig h t in th e th i c k m a n g ro v e s o n its m a rg in . F r o m Avbat I co u ld le a rn , th e y do n o t
w in te r in th e is la n d , n o r a r c th e y se e n th e r e on th e i r p a s sa g e n o rtln v a rd s in s p r in g .”
C o lo n e l F c ild e n s ta te s t h a t in B a rb a d o s i t is “ a n a n n u a l a u d a b u n d a n t v isito r,
a r r iv in g in th e e n d o f A u g u s t o r th e b e g in n in g o f S e p tem b e r, a n d some r em a in in g till
F e b r u a r y ; th e y h a u n t th e m ea d ows n e a r th e sh o re . O n th e 1 0 th o f S e p tem b e r I
o b se rv ed th em a t C h a n c e ry L i n e fly in g b y scores, b o th old a u d y o u n g . I h a v e also
m a n y n o te s o f h a v in g seen th em in n um b e r s in o th e r p a r ts o f th e is la n d a s l a te a s
D e c em b e r.”
M r. H a r t e r t Avrites Avith r e g a rd to i ts o c c u rre n c e in th e is la n d o f C u ra sa o , Avhere
i t h a d also b e e n o b ta in e d b y M r. P e t e r s :— “ I saAv a sp e c im e n Avhich b a d b e e n o b ta in e d
b y H e r r LudAvig w h ic h u n d o u b te d ly b e lo n g e d to tb is sp ec ie s. I th in k i t is o n ly a
v is ito r from th e n o r th , b e c a u s e P e t e r s te l l s u s t h a t i t w a s n um e ro u s a t t h e e n d o f
A u g u s t, w h ile i t w a s so r a r e d u r in g m y v is it t h a t I o n ly saAV a fcAV in th e tow n , a n d w a s
n o t a b le to p ro c u re a sp e c im e n .” C a s s in m e n tio n s a sp e c im e n fr om C ay e n n e in th e
P h ila d e lp h ia M u s e um , a n d th e l a te J l r . H e n r y W h ite ly p ro c u re d a sp e c im e n a t B a r tic a
GroA’c, in B ritis h G u ia n a , in A p r il, a n d m e t AA’i th i t o n R o r a im a a t 3 5 0 0 fe e t. H e also
p ro c u re d a sp e c im e n a t A u n a i in J I a r c l i .
J l r . E . L . L a y a rd o b s e rv e d th o sp e c ie s a t P a r a , b u t o n ly in th e tOAA-n, Avhere i t
k e p t a b o u t th e c b u r c h -tow c rs . N a tt e r e r p ro c u re d fo u r sp e c im e n s a t J l a r a b i ta n a s in
A p ril. T h re e sp e c im e n s Avere p ro c u re d b y J l r . I I . I I . Sm ith a t C o rum b a , in J l a t t o -
G rosso, o n th e 2 3 rd o f M a r c h . P ro fe s so r B a ird re c o rd s tw o sp e c im e n s from th e
V e rm e jo R iv e r in P a ra g u a y . I t is n o t in c lu d e d in S c la te r a u d H u d s o n ’s ‘ A r g e n tin e
O r n ith o lo g y ,’ b u t J l r . G r a h am K e rr say s t h a t d u r in g th e e x p e d itio n to th e LoAA-er
P ilc om a y o h e o b se rv e d im m e n s e n um b e rs o f tb i s Saa-uIIoav a t P u e r to J u a r e z C e lm c n ,
o n th e E io P a r a n á , o p p o s ite C o rrien te s . D r . R o h d e o b ta in e d tAvo y o u n g b ird s on
J a n u a r y 1 2 t h ; a n d C o u n t v o n B e rle p s c h seems to h in t t h a t th e spec ie s m a y b re ed
in P a ra g u a y , h u t th is is n o t lik e ly to b e th e ca se, in o u r o p in io n .
T h e P h ila d e lp h ia J I u s e u m po ssesses a sp e c im e n from B o liv ia , a n d th e la te
J l r . H e n r y W h ite ly p ro c u re d sp e c im e n s a t C o sn ip a ta in P e r u , a n d Dr. T ac z a n ow sk i
says t b a t h e h a s receiA'ed n um e ro u s sp e c im e n s from th e v ic in ity o f L im a .
D r. T a c z a n ow sk i a lso s ay s t h a t th e A m e r ic a n Chimncy-SwalloAV is s p re a d o v e r th e
g r e a te r p a r t o f E a s t e rn S ib e ria , a n d is com m o n in tb e n e ig h b o u rh o o d o f I r k u t s k , on
L a k e B a ik a l, a n d o v e r t h e w h o le o f D a u r i a ; a c c o rd in g to J l r . G o d lew sk i i t a r riv e s in
th e l a t t e r c o u n try d u r in g th e l a t t e r p a r t o f J l a y , a n d m ig r a te s tow a rd s t h e e n d o f
A u g u s t. D r. R a d d e g r t e s a fu ll l i s t o f th e d a te s o n AA’h ic h h e ohserA’c d th e spec ie s in
th e B a ik a l c o u n try , Avherc h e say s t h a t th e sec o n d bro o d s som e tim e s r em a in t i l l th e
b e g in n in g o f S e p tem b e r. W c do n o t re p ro d u c e th e Avliole o f h is n o te , a s co n s id e ra b le
d o u b t e x is ts a s to th e c o r r e c t d e te rm in a tio n o f th e SAvalloAVs in E a s t e r n S ib e ria .
I n th e ‘ C a ta lo g u e o f B i r d s ’ aa'C id e n tifie d som e sp e c im e n s from B u r in a h a u d C o ch in
C h in a a s b e in g id e n tic a l AA’i th tlie t r u e J I . e r y th ro g a s tra from N o r th A m e ric a , a n d Ave a re
g la d to see th a t J l r . O a te s c o n firm s th is id e n tific a tio n . H e Avrites “ T h e o n ly sp e c im e n s
o f th i s species I h a v e se e n Avithin I n d i a n lim its a r e tw o p ro c u re d b y m y s e lf in F e b ru a ry ,
o n e a t T o u n g o o a n d o n e a t P e g u . T h e fo rm e r is a d u l t a n d th e l a t t e r y o u n g . T h e r e
a r e tAvo ty p ic a l a d u l t sp e c im e n s fr om C o c h in C h in a in th e B r i t is h J I u s e u m .”
I n i ts h a b its th e A m e r ic a n Chimney-SAA’a llow re s em b le s th e sp e c ie s o f t h e Old
W o r ld . O n e o f th e b e s t a c c o u n ts o f th e b ird a p p e a rs to b e t h a t o f P ro fe s so r E l l io t t
Coues iu th e ‘ Bii-ds o f th e Colo rad o V a l l e y I n t h e ca se o f th i s 8AA’a llow , whose
n am e is a ‘ h o u s e h o ld w o rd ’ a lik e Avith th o le a rn e d a n d th e ig n o r a n t o f o rn ith o lo g y ,
it is u n n e c e s s a ry to re h e a r s e th e item s Avhich h a v e fo rm e d s ta p le s o f b io g ra p liy sin c e
W ils o n w ro te t r u l y ‘ t h a t th e l ig h t o f h e a v e n its e lf, th e sk y , th e tre e s , o r a n y o th e r
c om m o n o b je c ts o f N a tu r e , a r c n o t b e t t e r knoAA’u th a n th e SAA-alloAVS. WcAvelcome th e ir
firs t a p p e a ra n c e Avith d e lig h t, a s th e f a ith fu l h a r b in g e r s of fioAvery s p rin g a u d ru d d y
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