broad, and cloven ; tail mostly forked ; legs short ; 

 wings very long ; flight rapid and continued. All 

 birds of this genus feed upon insects, which they 

 catch in flying. 



As the etymological import of the names of 

 animals frequently implies some peculiar circum- 

 stance in their natural history, so have I added the 

 following names for the Swallow in different lan- 

 guages. 



