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Hirundo purpurea, Lin. Syjl, i. p. 344. N° 5. 



Le Mart'net de la Caroline, Sri/, urn. ii. p. 515. N° 17. 



Purple Martin, Catejb. Car. i. pi. 51. — Kalm. Trav. ii. p, itf.—drft. Zool. 



23, 

 PURPLE SW. 



T ESS than the Swift: length feven inches and three quarters. 

 Bill ten lines ; colour of- it black : the whole body is of a 

 deep violet, very gloffy : quills and tail of the fame colour, but 

 ftill deeper; the laft forked : legs and claws blackifh. 



The female is dufky brown,, with a fcarce perceivable tinge of 

 violet. 



This fpecies is found in fummer in Carolina and Virginia ; 

 coming in May, and retiring at the approach of winter. The 

 common people are very fond of them*; and make little con- 

 veniences of boards on the outrides of their houfes for the birds to 

 build in, like as is done for Sparrows in England; being defirous to 

 keep them near, as they are of much ufe in alarming the poultry 

 of the approach of the Hawk, and other birds of prey; not only 

 fhrieking violently on the appearance of thefe enemies, but at- 

 tacking them with all the efforts of our Martins in Europe* 



Description. 



Female. 



Place and. 

 Manners. 



Hirundo fubis, Lin. Sy/i. i. p. 345. N° 7. 



L'Hirondelle de la Baye d'Hudfon, Erif. orn. vi. App. p. 56. N° iS.—Buf. CA NADA SW 



oif. vi. p. 677. 

 Great American Martin, Edvi. iii. pi. 120. 



Lev. Muf. 



pHIS is a little bigger than the Swift, but has not quite fo Description. 

 great length of wing; and the bill pretty ftrong : the plu- 



Kalm. 



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