292 SWALLOW. 



inland Mountains of Andalusia and Grenada, in Spain, as they 

 congregate early in autumn, in all parts of the town of Castillar, 

 which is on a precipice, about twenty miles south of Gibraltar ; and 

 when their summer habitations become bleak and inhospitable, being 

 covered with snow, they retreat to the warm shores to return in 

 spring ; when soft warm rains come on in November, from the south 

 west, they appear numerous in the streets, especially near stalls, 

 where fruit is sold, meeting there plenty of insects: in January few 

 remain in the town, seeking the more sheltered vallies and woods ; 

 they have also been seen in abundance at Tetuan ; and Mr. White 

 observes, he has known them once to stay to the 25th of March, 

 enabling him to see all the six sorts, known to be on the rock, 

 sporting together at one time.* The name these birds are known by 

 is Vencejos, which is given also to the Common Martin, and it is 

 probable, that this is the kind of which great numbers are brought to 

 Valencia, in Spain, to be sold, for the use of the kitchen, where the 

 country people call them Papilion di Montagna, as mentioned in 

 Willughby ;t besides, we are not clear that the Sand Martin fre- 

 quents this district. 



15— LINCHI SWALLOW. 



Hirundo fuciphaga, Act. Holm, xxxiii. p. 151. Lin. Trans, xiii. p. 143. 



LENGTH five inches. This is said to differ from the Esculent 

 Swallow, in being nearly an inch shorter, and in having a white 

 abdomen and longer wings, in proportion to the size. Its nest is con- 

 structed of mosses and lichens, connected with the same gelatinous 

 substance, which composes the nest of the Esculent Species. 



It is known in Java by the name of Linchi. 



* Viz. the Chimney Swallow, the Martin, Crag-Swallow, Senegal, Common Swift, and 

 White-bellied Swallow. I cannot learn that the Sand Martin is ever seen there, as by many 

 supposed, for this is confounded with the Crag Species. 



t See Orn. p. 156. Id. Engl. edit. p. 213. 



