MICROPODIDAE 
423. Chaetura pelagica 
CHIMNEY SWIFT. $5 1-2 inches 
Male and Femalealike. Abovedark brown. Below dusky, lighter 
on the throat; ¢az/ short and spiny tipped; wings very long. 
These birds are often confounded with the swallows. ood, insects 
caught on the wing; flight fluttering. Common in Massachusetts. 
Arrives the last week in April. 
Note. A loud chip and twittering. 
Nest. Usually in chimneys, made of twigs glued together with 
the birds’ saliva. 
Breeds. Throughout New England. 
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