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416 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN
eaves of the houses at F o r t Anderson, but probably not findi
n g them suitable, or i n consequence of having been rudely
disturbed by an I n d i a n u r c h i n throwing stones thereat,, it
flew away and never returned. They, however, breed abund
a n t l y along the banks of the Lockhart and Anderson rivers.
Richardson and Ross speak of their abundance and range
i n the Mackenzie R i v e r region. They are doubtless the most
abundant species generally distributed and characteristic of
the swallow f a m i l y throughout north- western Canada. Their
nests are built of mud, and are shaped l i k e a bottle w i th
the neck downward, l i n e d w i t h feathers, grasses and leaves.
The eggs, four i n number, are white, spotted w i t h reddish
brown.
The Ottawa Museum holds as many as six specimens
and five sets of eggs.
613. B A E N S W A L L O W — H i r u n d o erythrogasta Bodd.
A t Fort Rae, Great Slave Lake, on 7th June, 1880, a
nest of this b i r d was found by itself, b u i l t under the eaves
of a small unused outhouse belonging to the establishment.
I t held but one perfectly fresh egg. The parent was shot
and both were forwarded to M r . D a l g l e i s h . On 14th J u l y,
1S89, a nest, having but two eggs therein, was discovered in
a similar position on a small outside b u i l d i n g at F o r t St.
James, B . C . The contents of one of the eggs was only
s l i g h t l y changed, but the other was addled and i n a p u t r id
condition. The parent was shot, and the specimens were
sent to Washington. When F o r t F r a n k l i n was erected on
Great Bear Lake, i n 1825, many nests were found i n the
ruins of a house that had been abandoned for ten years,
while at o l d F o r t Good Hope, l a t i t u d e 67° 30' north, as well
as at old F o r t Ohipewyan, l a t i t u d e 59° north, barn swallows
were formerly observed to arrive regularly about the same
time every spring. The nest is u s u a l l y composed of mud
mixed w i t h hay or straw and l i n e d w i t h fine grass and a
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| OCR | 416 T H R O U G H T H E M A C K E N Z I E B A S IN eaves of the houses at F o r t Anderson, but probably not findi n g them suitable, or i n consequence of having been rudely disturbed by an I n d i a n u r c h i n throwing stones thereat,, it flew away and never returned. They, however, breed abund a n t l y along the banks of the Lockhart and Anderson rivers. Richardson and Ross speak of their abundance and range i n the Mackenzie R i v e r region. They are doubtless the most abundant species generally distributed and characteristic of the swallow f a m i l y throughout north- western Canada. Their nests are built of mud, and are shaped l i k e a bottle w i th the neck downward, l i n e d w i t h feathers, grasses and leaves. The eggs, four i n number, are white, spotted w i t h reddish brown. The Ottawa Museum holds as many as six specimens and five sets of eggs. 613. B A E N S W A L L O W — H i r u n d o erythrogasta Bodd. A t Fort Rae, Great Slave Lake, on 7th June, 1880, a nest of this b i r d was found by itself, b u i l t under the eaves of a small unused outhouse belonging to the establishment. I t held but one perfectly fresh egg. The parent was shot and both were forwarded to M r . D a l g l e i s h . On 14th J u l y, 1S89, a nest, having but two eggs therein, was discovered in a similar position on a small outside b u i l d i n g at F o r t St. James, B . C . The contents of one of the eggs was only s l i g h t l y changed, but the other was addled and i n a p u t r id condition. The parent was shot, and the specimens were sent to Washington. When F o r t F r a n k l i n was erected on Great Bear Lake, i n 1825, many nests were found i n the ruins of a house that had been abandoned for ten years, while at o l d F o r t Good Hope, l a t i t u d e 67° 30' north, as well as at old F o r t Ohipewyan, l a t i t u d e 59° north, barn swallows were formerly observed to arrive regularly about the same time every spring. The nest is u s u a l l y composed of mud mixed w i t h hay or straw and l i n e d w i t h fine grass and a |
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