CRESTED SWALLOW. 



(Hirundo cristata.) 



Hi. capite cristato, corpore supra griseo-nitente, subtus griseo albo, 



alls caudaque carulescentibus. 

 Swallow with a crest, the body above shining grey, beneath 



greyish white, with the wings and tail blueish. 

 L'Hirondelle huppee. Le Vail. Ois. d'Afri. 5. 15Q. PL 24?. 



male. 



THIS species of Swallow is remarkable for hav- 

 ing a crest, which is similar in appearance to that 

 of the Crested Lark ; it consists of five or six 

 feathers, which are of the same colour as the rest 

 of the head: the upper parts of the body are of a 

 shining grey colour ; the wings and tail are dark- 

 est, and shine with a blue gloss in some positions: 

 the throat, front of the neck, and upper part of 

 the breast, are of the same colour as the upper 

 parts of the body, but variegated with whitish : 

 the lower part of the breast, the sides, abdomen, 

 and under tail-coverts, are greyish white : the 

 feet and beak are lead-coloured : the eyes are 

 brown. 



