76 HIRUNDIN^. HIRUNDO. 



a few days later than the chimney swallow, and depart- 

 ing about the same time. The nest is placed in the upper 

 corner of a window, under the eaves of out-houses, or on 

 the face of a rock, and is formed of mud, with a lining of 

 grass and feathers. It has only a small roundish aperture 

 at the upper part. The eggs, four or five, are longish, about 

 nine-twelfths in length, six and a half twelfths in breadth, 

 pure white. Two broods are sometimes reared. 



House Swallow. Window Swallow. Martin. House 

 Martin. Martinet. Martlet. 



Hirundo urbica, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 347. Hirundo ur- 

 bica, Temm. Man. d'Ornith, i. 428. Hirundo urbica, White- 

 rumped Swallow, MacGillivray, Brit. Birds, iii. 573. 



35. HIRUNDO RIPARIA. BANK SWALLOW. 



Upper parts and a broad band across the breast greyish- 

 brown, lower parts brownish-white, tail slightly forked, edge 

 of outer quill smooth. The young have the feathers of the 

 upper parts greyish-black margined with light reddish-brown, 

 the throat reddish-white with small dusky spots, the breast- 

 band blackish-grey ; and are much more beautiful than the 

 adult birds. 



Male, 51, 11, 4|, ^ T 5 ? , T \, T V Female, 5, 11. 



Generally distributed in Britain and Ireland, but more 

 local than the other species, residing in holes which it forms 

 in abrupt banks. It arrives about the same period as they, 

 but departs sooner, or about the middle of September. The 

 nest is shallow, formed of straws, and lined with a few large 

 feathers. The eggs from four to six, elongated, eight-twelfths 

 in length, five and a half in breadth, white. Two broods are 

 sometimes reared. 



Sand Martin. Sand Swallow. 



Hirundo riparia, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 344. Hirundo riparia, 

 Temm. Man. d'Ornith. i. 429. Hirundo riparia, Bank Swal- 

 low, MacGillivray, Brit. Birds, iii. 595. 



FAMILY VI. CAPRIMULGIK&. CAPRIMUL- 

 GINE BIRDS, OH GOATSUCKERS. 



Body very small, in proportion to the plumage, as in 

 the owls, which they resemble also in being nocturnal ; 

 neck short ; head very large, broad, and depressed. Bill 



