Marrin. INSECTIVORI. HIRUNDO. 129 
& Martin.—Hirundo urbica, Linn. 
PLATE 42. Fig. 2. 
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Hirundo urbica, Linn. Syst.'1. p. 344. 3.—Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 1017. sp. 3.— 
Lath. Ind. Ornith. v. 2. p. 573. sp. 3.—Fau. Suec. 1. No 271. 1. 
Hirundo rustica sive agrestis, Raii, Syn. p. 71. A. 2.—Will. p. 155. t. 39.— 
Briss. 2. p. 490. 2. 
Hirondelle a Cul-blanc ou de Fenétre, Buff Ois. v. 6. p. 614. t. 25.—IJd. Pl. 
Enl, p. 542. fi 2. 
Hirondelle de Fenétre, Temm. Man. d’Ornith. v. 1. p. 428. 
Housschwalbe, Bechst. Naturg. Deut. v. 3. p.915.— Meyer, Tasschenb. Deut. 
v. 1. p. 277.—Frisch, t. 17. f. 2. 
Martin or Martlet, Br. Zool. 1. No. 169.—Arct. Zool. 2. No. 331.—Albin. 
2. t. 56.—Lewin’s Br. Birds, 3. t. 123.— Will. (Ang.) p. 212. t. 39.—Lath. 
Syn. 4. p. 564. 3.—Jd. Sup. p. 192.— Mont. Ornith. Dict.—IJd. Sup.— Wale. 
Syn. 2. t.251.—Pult. Cat. Dorset. p. 13.—Bewick’s Br. Birds, v. 1. t. 261. 
—Low’s Fau. Orcad. p. 73.—Shaw’s Zool, vy. 1. p. 84. 
The first appearance of the Martin in this country 1s a few Periodical 
days after the preceding species, and, on its first arrival, it is Vitant- 
usually seen in warm and low situations; such being most 
likely to furnish a full supply of its natural food. It is very 
generally dispersed throughout the kingdom, and is found 
wherever man has fixed his residence, seeming to court his 
protection. It commences nidification early in May, if the 
weather proves favourable, and builds in the upper angles of 
windows, and under the eaves of houses; sometimes under 
the arches of bridges, or against the face of rocks. The nest Nest, &c. 
is formed of mud compactly worked and cemented by means 
of its bill, and is closed all around, except a small orifice, 
usually on the most sheltered side, and just of sufficient size 
to admit a passage to the inhabitants. It is well lined with 
a collection of straw, hay, and feathers. Mowracu observes, 
that both the male and female are frequently seen in the nest 
together, in which place the act of consummation is performed. 
The eggs are five or six in number, of a transparent or pink- 
ish-white. The young are at first fed in the nest, but after- 
wards at the orifice, the parent birds adhering to the outside’ 
by the aid of their claws. When able to fly, they are still 
fed on the wing for a considerable time, like the Chimney 
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