18 



and compared the upper one with that spoken of above, and 

 with Dr. Latham's description, we found them to accord 

 well together; see Latham, or Montagu's Dictionary, v. 1. 

 The females differ a little from the males in not having 

 the two long feathers in the tail, and also somewhat in 

 colour. 



These birds are said to inhabit the South of France, Italy, 

 the islands of the Mediterranean, Sweden, Germany, and 

 the southern parts of Russia, particularly about the rivers 

 Don and Wolga, in the banks of which they build. They 

 are said to be gregarious in their breeding season as well as 

 in their migrations. Their nests are excavated about six 

 inches deep, and ten of them placed near together, so as 

 to appear like a honeycomb. 



