544 CHIMNEY SWALLOW. Class II. 



whence they take their flight. It is now known 

 that swallows fix their winter quarters in Se- 

 negal, and possibly they may be found along 

 the whole Morocco shore. We are indebted to 

 M. Adanson* for this discovery, who first ob- 

 served them in the month of October, after their 

 migration from Europe, on the shores of that 

 kingdom ; but whether it was this species alone, 

 or all the European kinds, he is silent. 



The name of chimney swallow may almost 

 be confined to Great Britain, for in several 

 other countries they chuse different places for 

 their nests. In Szveden, they prefer barns, so 

 are styled there Ladu-Swala, or the barn swal- 

 low ; and in the hotter climates, they make their 

 nests in porches, gateways, galleries, and open 

 halls. 

 Descrip- The house swallow is distinguished from all 

 others by the superior forkiness of its tail, and 

 by the red spot on the forehead, and under the 

 chin. The crown of the head, the whole upper 

 part of the body, and the coverts of the wings 

 are black, glossed with a rich purplish blue, 

 most resplendent in the male ; the breast and 

 belly white, that of the male tinged with red ; 

 the tail black ; the two middle feathers plain ; 



* Voyage to Senegal, p. 121, 163. 



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