312 SWALLOW. 



Inhabits Cayenne and Guiana, on the borders of rivers, but is 

 not a common bird; skims the surface of the water, like ours in 

 Europe, and is often seen perched on the floating trees which chance 

 has thrown into the stream. 



43— QUEBEC SWALLOW. 



Hirundo viridis, White-bellied Martin, Frankl. Narr. App. p. 678 ? 



LENGTH six inches. Bill black ; plumage on all the upper 

 parts blue black ; between the bill and eye, and beneath the latter, 

 velvety black ; shoulders blue black ; the rest of the wings and tail 

 dusky black ; all the under parts from chin to vent white ; tail 

 moderately forked; the wings reach somewhat beyond it; legs rather 

 long, of a deep brown, and without feathers. 



Inhabits Quebec, coming about the 22d of April, and going the 

 middle, or latter end 'of October. — Gen. Davies. If the same with 

 that described in Franklin's Narrative, it is said not to form an 

 earthen case for its nest, but to build in holes or boxes prepared for it. 



44.— PERUVIAN SWALLOW. 



Hirundo Peruviana, Ind. Orn. ii. 577. Gm. Lin. i. 1025. 

 — Peruviana major, Bris. ii. 498. Id. 8vo. i. 297. 

 Le Martinet noir et blanc a ceinture grise, Buf. vi. 670. 

 Peruvian Swallow, Gen. Syn. iv. 573. Shaw's Zool. x. 122. 



BILL black ; head, throat, and neck, grey ; back, rump, scapu- 

 lars, and upper tail coverts, black ; beneath the body white, except 

 a band of ash-colour on the breast; upper wing coverts, quills, and 

 tail, pale grey, edged with yellowish grey; claws black. 



Inhabits Peru. 



