e slowly than the Common Swallow, and beating repeatedly
ks, I never knew this Swallow to breed in
The nest is a beautiful structure,
ached to the flat surface

advantage, as it turns continually, flying much mor
Though feeding in floc

a more limited extent of ground.
ects fo be found in, ope :Cavk:
but is invariably att
4 retort, with a bulb of the size of a

a foot or more 10 length.

over
rarely were two
rials as that of the House-Martin,
It is of the shape of
for entrance being sometimes
feathers. Laborious as must be the construction of

y desert two or three half-finished

company, and very
composed of the same mate
of the underside of the roof of a cave or vault.
Thrush’s nest, large and roomy, the neck or passage
The inside of the clay chamber is warmly lined with

this elaborate edifice, the little architects are very fastidious, and frequentl
commencing a new one In the A favourite breeding-place is under the

y on Mount Carmel. The eggs are four in number, pure white:

tin, and flatter at the small end.”
rts deep glossy steel-blue, a few of the

nests in succession, same cavern.

arches of the corridors of the Monaster
considerably larger than those of the House-Mar

Crown of the head, back, scapularies, wing-, and
white basal portions of the feathers showing on the upper

upper tail-cove
part of the back ; wings and tail deep brownish
the eye and collar at the back of the neck deep rusty red; rump rusty red on the
throat, under surface of the body, and under
own down the centre of each feather; under

black; line over
ading into creamy white towards the tail;
with a very fine hair-like line of br
“1 extent on those nearest the tail; bill black ;

k of dull white appears on the centre of the

upper part, f
wing-coverts, creamy white,
tail-coverts tipped with bluish black, greatly increasing
feet brownish black. In some specimens an indistinct mar
outer tail-feathers.

The sexes are alike as regards their plumage

The figures are of the size of life.

; but the female is smaller than the male.