424. 
Swallows. 
Martins, 
Hooping 
Crane. 
A JOURNEY TO THE 
Swattows vifit thefe parts in confiderable 
numbers in Summer, and are very domeftic; 
building their nefts in neceffaries, ftables, and 
other out-offices that are much frequented. They 
feldom make their appearance at Churchill River 
till June, and retire South early in Auguft. 
They, like the European Swallow, gather in large 
flocks on the day of their departure, make feve- 
ral revolutions round the breeding-places, and 
then take their leave till the next year. 1 donat 
recollect to have feen any of thofe birds to the 
North of Seal River. 
Martins alfo vifit Hudfon’s Bay in great num- 
bers, but feldom fo far North as Churchill River. 
They ufually make their nefts in holes formed 
in the fteep banks of rivers; and, like the Swal- 
low, lay four or five f{peckled eggs; and retire 
Southward in Auguft. At the Northern fettle- 
ments they are by no means fo domeftic as the 
Swallow. 
Hoorinc Crane. This bird vifits Hudfon’s 
Bay in the Spring, though not in great numbers, 
They are generally feen only in pairs, and that 
not very often, It is a bird of confiderable fize, 
often equal to that of a good turkey, and the 
great length of the bill, neck, and legs, makes it 
meafure, from the bill to the toes, near fix feet in 
common, and fome much more. Its plumage is 
of a pure white, except the quill-feathers, which 
are black ; the crown is covered with a red fkin, 
thinly befet with black briftles, and the legs are 
large 
