A good Citizen of the United States, but more shy than the Martin and Barn Swallow; these two often return, year after year, to some favorite nesting place, but the Tree Swallow is not so reliable.
A Sky Sweeper.
The Bank Swallow
(Or SAND MARTIN)
The smallest Swallow, only five inches long.
Upper parts dusty brown, darker on the wings, and tail forked a little, like the Tree Swallow's. Under parts white, with a brown band across the breast.
Song a sort of giggle—like some little girl's we know.
Nests many together in holes in a clay or loamy bank, lined with feathers and straw. Eggs pure white.
A Citizen of most parts of the world—northerly in summer, southerly in winter.