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HJRUNDO RIPARIA. 

 Syn. H. Arenaria. 



Common Names for the Species. 



Anglo-Saxon, Stoeth Swalewe. 



Welch, Gwennol y glennydd, or Gwennol y dwr. 



Gaelic, Gobhlan-gainbhich. 



German, Ufer Schwalbe, Wasser Schwalbe, Strand Schwalbe, 



or Rhein Schwalbe. 



Dutch, Oever Zwaluw, Aard Zwaluw, or Zand Zwaluw. 

 Danish, Dig Svale, Jord Svale, Klint Svale, or Solbakke. 

 Norw. Sandronne, Dig Sulu, Strand Sulu, or Sand Sulu. 

 Swedish, Strand Svala, or Back Svala. 

 Russian, Strisch, or Granatotshka. 

 Polish, Grzebielucha. 

 Fre?ich, 1'Hirondelle de rivage. 

 Italian, Rondine riparia. 

 Spanish, Golondrina de ribera. 

 English, Sand Martin, Sand Swallow, Bank Martin, or 



Shore Bird. 

 Afmtn. Choll. 



The sand martin* is the smallest of the genus, 



* Ita vocant in riparum cauis nidificantes. Plin. Hist. Nat. 

 lib. xxx. cap. 4. 



In riparum foraminibus nidificat. Raii Synop. p. 72. 



