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ORD. III. GEN. XIII. SWALLOW. 



SPE. II. HOUSE MARTIN. 



PI. 125. 



Hirundo urbica. Lin, Syft. I. p. 344. 



La petite Hirondelle, ou le Martinet a cul blanc. Brif. Orn. II. p. 490. 



This is fmaller than the chimney fwallow, being in length five inches and a 

 half. The bill is black : infide of the mouth yellow : eyes hazel : general co- 

 lour of the plumage glofiy blue black, except the rump and under parts, which 

 are white : the tail is much lefs forked than that of the preceding fpecies : the 

 legs are covered with white down. 



This bird appears in England about the middle of April, and is much more 

 common than the firft fpecies. It builds a neft of mud, under the eaves of 

 buildings, or cornices of houfes, or in the upper corner of a window, with a 

 hole in the fide for an entrance, and lined with feathers. The eggs are from 

 three to five in number, of a plain white colour, inclining to dulky at the larger 

 end : fee PI. XXVIII. Fig. 2. 



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