New Jerfey, Raccoon. 147 



the wall in the chimneys, hold themfelves 

 with their feet, and the ftiff tail ferves to 

 keep them up : they make a great thunder- 

 ing noi&raH the day long, by flying up and 

 down in the chimneys ; and as they build 

 their nefts in chimneys only, and it is 

 well known that the Indians have not fo 

 much as a hearth made of mafonry, much 

 Ids a chimney, but make their fires on the 

 ground in their huts, it is an obvious quef- 

 tion, Where did thefe Swallows build their 

 nefts before the Europeans came* and made 

 houfes with chimneys ? It is probable that 

 they formerly made them in great hollow 

 trees. This opinion was adopted by Mr. 

 Bartram, and many others here. Cate/by has 

 defcribed the Chimney Swallow and figured it % 

 and Dr. Linnaus calls it Hirundo-Ptlafgia. 



THE Ground Swallows or Sand Martins, 

 (Linnczuss Ilirundo riparia) are to be met 

 with every where in America ; they make 

 their nefts in the ground on the fteep fhores 

 of rivers and lakes. 



THE Purph Martins have likewife been 

 defcribed and drawn in their natural colours 

 by Catejly\. Dr. Linnaus likewife calls 

 them Hirundo purpurea* They are lefs 

 common here than the former fpecies ; I 

 K 2 have 



* Hirundo, cattda aculeafa, Americana. Catefb. Carol, vol. 

 iii. t. 8. 



f Hirundopurpurta, Nat, tJift, of Card, voi, i. t. 51. 



