250 Mr. Selbv's Catalogue of Birds. 



Genus STRIX. OWL. 

 22. STRIX FLAMMEA. BARN OWL. 



Strix flammea, Linn., Lath., &c. 



Aluco flammea, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



Chouette efiraie, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



White Owl, Br. Zool., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick, Selby, &c. 



Ordo Insessokes. 



Tribus 1. Fissibostbes. 



Fam. HiBUNDiNiD*. 



Genus CYPSELUS. SWIFT. 



23. CYPSELUS APUS. COMMON SWIFT. 



Cypselus apus, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



Cypselus murarius, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Hirundo apus, Linn., Lath. &c. 



Swift, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., ilfow^. Ornith. Qict., Bewick' s Br. Birds, Selby' s lllus. Br. Orn. 



Genus HIRUNDO. SWALLOW. 

 24. HIRUNDO RUSTICA. CHIMNEY SWALLOW. 



Hirundo rustica, Linn., Lath., &c. 

 Hirondelle de Cheminee, Temm. Man d'Ornith. 



Chimney, or Common Swallow, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. 

 Birds, Selby s Illus. Br. Orn., &c. 



25. HIRUNDO URBICA. MARTIN. 



Hirundo urbica, Linn., Lath., &c. 

 Hirondelle de Fenetre, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Martin or Martlet, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Selby's 

 Illus. Br. Orn., Flemm. Br. Anim. 



26. HIRUNDO RIPARIA. SAND MARTIN. 

 Hirundo riparia, Linn., Lath., Raii. 

 Hirondelle de Rivage, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Sand Martin, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Selby's Illus. 

 Br. Orn., Flemm. Br. Anim. 



Fam. Capbimulgid^. 

 Genus CAPRIMULGUS. GOATSUCKER. 



27. CAPRIMULGUS EUROPiEUS. EUROPEAN GOATSUCKER. 



Caprimulgus europseus, Linn., Lath., Raii,&c. 



L'Engoulevent ordinaire, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



European Goatsueker, Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Selby's Illus. Br. Orn., 



Flemm. Br. Anim. 

 Night Jar, BewicKs Br. Birds. 



Not uneommon in retired woody dells, moors, and eommons, abounding in fern beds. 



Makes no nest, but lays its two oblong eggs upon the bare ground. Makes its appearance 



about the middle of May, and does not leave the island till the beginning of Oetober. 



