LITERATURE. 



The following we believe to be a tolerably correct account of the principal Literature 

 relating to the SiruncUnidcc. Per an exhaustive list of pamphlets and works bearino- on 

 the history of the family, the student is referred to the " Bibliography " published by 

 Professor Elliott Coues, in his ' Birds of the Colorado Valley,' and again in bis " Third 

 Instalment of American Ornithological Bibliography " (Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. v. no. 4, 

 pp. 522-528). 



1731. Catesby, Maek. The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama 

 Islands, &c. Folio. Vol. i. London, 1731. 

 Hirundo purpurea ("Purple jNfartiu ") described aud figured (p. 51, pi. 51). 



. . The same. Vol. ii. App. pp. 1-22, pi. 20. 



L'Hirondelle d'Arnerique described and figured (p. 8, pi. 8). [=Ch(efiira pelasr/ia (L.).] 



1750. Edwards, George. A Natural History of Birds. Ito. London, 1750. Vol. iii. 

 pp. 105-157. 



Gives a very bad figure of the " Great American Martin " (pi. 120) " brought from Hudson's Bav 

 by ^Ir. Isham." \^=.Progne purpurea (L.).] 



1760. Bri.ssox, a. D. Ornithologie, on Methode contenant la division des Oiseaux en 

 Ordres, Sections, Genres, Especes et leurs Varietes. A laquelle on a joint une 

 description exacte de chaque Espece, avec les Citations des Auteurs qui en ont 

 traite, les Xonis qu'ils iem- out donnes, ceux que leur ont donues los dillerentes 

 Nations, et les Noms vulgaires. .Tome ii. Ito. Paris, 17G0. Pp. lS5-51(i. 



1. L'Hirondelle dc cheminee (p. 486). — Described from a specimen in the Reaumur collection. 



'i — Hirundo rustica, L.] 

 Ditto. Var. A. L'Hirondelle blanche (p. 189). — J']vidcntly an albino variety ol' the Common 

 Swallow. 



2. La Petite Ilirondcllc, ou le Martinet a cul blanc (p. 190). — Desc-ribcil from a s])ccinuMi in llic 



Rcaunuir collection. \_^Hiruiiih urhica of Linmeus, who, cuiiously cnoui;li. omits all reference 

 to lirissou in his synonymy of this species.] 



