Class II. CHIMNY SWALLOW. 359 



month of 05loher^ after their rriigration out of Eu- 

 rope^ on the fhores of that kingdom: but whether 

 it was this fpecies alone, or all the European kinds, 

 he is filent. 



The name of chimny fwallow may almoft be 

 confined to Great Britain^ for in feverai other coun- 

 tries they chufe different places for their nefls. In 

 Sweden^ they prefer barns, fo are ftyled there Ladii- 

 Swala^ or the barn fwallow : and in the hotter 

 climates, they make their nefts in porches, gate- 

 ways, galleries, and open halk. 



The houfe fwallow is diftinguifhed from all others 

 by the fuperior forkinefs of its tail, and by the 

 red fpot on the forehead, and under the chin. 



The crown of the head, the whole upper p^rt of Descrif. 

 the body, and the coverts of the wings are black, 

 gloffed with a rich purpliHi blue, moft refplendent 

 in the male : the bread and belly white, that of 

 the male tinged with red : the tail black ; the two 

 middle feathers plain : the others marked tranf- 

 verfely near their ends with a white fpot. The 

 exterior feathers of the tail are much longer in the 

 male than in the female. 



Its food is the fame with the others of its kind, 

 viz. infedls-, for the taking of which in their fwiftefl: 

 flight, nature hath admirably contrived their feve- 

 rai parts ; their mouths are very wide to take in 

 flies, &c. in their quickefl: motion -, their wings 

 are long, and adapted for diftant and continual 

 flight J and their tails are forked, to enable them 

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