Class II. SWIFT. 



boring through the foil in a wonderful manner 

 with its feet, claws, and bill. It makes its neft of 

 hay, ftraw, &c. and lines it with feathers : it lays 

 five or fix white eggs. It is the earlieft of the fwal- 

 low tribe in bringing out its young. 



403 



La grande Hirondelle, Mou- 

 tardier ou grand Martinet. 

 Be Ion a~o. 377. 



Apus. Gefner a^v. 166. 



Jldr. av, II.. 312. 



Black Martin, or Swift. Wil. 

 orn. 214. 



Raii Jyn. aa;. Jl, 



Rondone. Zinan. 47. 



Brljfon av. II. 171. Swift. 



Le Martinet. 



514. 

 Hirundo apus. Lin.Jyfi. 344. 

 Ring-fwala. Faun, Suec. Jp. 



272. 

 Steen, Kirke-v. S^ee-Svale. 



Br. 292. 

 Speyer, grofle thurn fchwalbe. 



Kr-am. 380. Sco^oliy No. 



251. 

 Br, Zool. 97. 



THIS fpecies is the largefl: of our fwallows-, but 

 the weight is mod difproportionately fmall 

 to its extent of wing of any bird ^ the former be- 

 ing fcarce one ounce, the latter eighteen inches. 

 The length near eight. The feet of this bird are 

 fo fmall, that the adion of walking and of rifing 

 from the ground is extremely difficult; fo that 

 nature hath made it full amends, by forniihing it 

 with ample means for an eafy and continual flight. 

 It is more on the wing than any other fwallows; its 

 flight is more rapid, and that attended with a flirill 

 fcream. It reds by clinging againft fome wall, or 

 Other apt body ; from whence Klein ftyles this fpe- 

 cies 



