502 SWIFT. 



Russia; spreading into Holland, and into Spain, especially about 

 Seville. 



STORM COCK.— A name for the Missel Thrush. 

 STORM FINCH.— A name for the Petrel. 

 STORMY PETREL.— A name for the Petrel. 

 STRANEY.— A name for the Guillemot. 

 STRAWSMEER.— A name for the Yellow Wren. 

 STRIGIDiE (Leach.) — *Owls, a group of birds of prey (Raptores, 

 Illiger.)* 



STRIX (Auctores.) — *Barn Owl, a genus distinguished from the 

 other Owls, {Stvigidce, Leach,) by the lower part of the shanks and 

 toes being thinly clothed with white hairs.* 



STURNIDiE (Vigors.) — * Starlings, a family of perchers Rinses- 

 sores, Vigors.)* 



STURNUS (Linnaeus) — * Starling, a genus thus characterised. 

 Bill strait, depressed, rather obtuse, and slightly awl-shaped, the base 

 of the upper mandible advancing upon the front ; the point depressed ; 

 nostrils at the sides of the base, and partly closed by a prominent rim ; 

 wings long, the first feather very short, the second and third the 

 longest in the wing, and of nearly equal length ; feet with three toes 

 before and one behind, the middle toe being- united to the outer one as 

 far as the first joint.* 



SULA. — A name for the Gannet. 



SUMMER SNIPE.— A name for the Sandpiper. 



SWALLOW (Hirundo, Auctores.) — A genus of perchers (In- 

 sessores, Vigors,) of which we have three species natives : the Bank, 

 the Chimney, and the Window, Swallow. 



SWALLOW TAILED SHELDRAKE.— A name for the Sarcelle, 



SWAN (Cygnus, Ray.) — A genus of swimmers (Natatores, Illi- 

 ger,) of which we have the Wild, and the Tame, Swan. 



SWIFT (Cypselus murarius, Temminck.) 



*Cypselus murarius, Temm. Man. d'Orn. 1. p. 434. — Cypselus Apus, Flem. Br. 

 Anim. p. 61. — Hirundo Apus, Linn. Syst. 1. p. 344. 6. — Gmel. Svst. 1. p. 1020. 

 sp. 6.— Lath. Ind. Orn. 1. p. 582. sp. 32.— Fauna Suec. No. 272.— Raii, Syn. 



p. 72. A. 4. — Will. p. 156. t. 39.— Briss. 2. p. 512. 15.— Ib. 8vo. 1. p. 301 



Forster, Swallows, p. 79. — Micropus murarius, Meyer, Tasschenb. Deut. 1. p. 

 281. — Brachipus murarius, Ib. Vog. Liv. und Esthl. 143. — Le Martinet noir ou 



Grand Martinet, Buff. Ois. 6. p. 643 Ib. pi. Enl. 542. f. 2.— Temm. Man. 



d'Orn. 1. p. 434. — Thurm-schwalbe, Bechst. Naturg. Deut. 3. p. 929 Frisch, 



Vog. t. 17. f. 1.— Meyer, Vog. 1. Heft. 4.— Swift, Br. Zool. No. 171. t. 57.— 



Arct. Zool. 2. No. 334.— Will. (Angl.) p. 214.— Albin, 2. t. 55 Lewins Br. 



Birds, 3. t. 126.— Lath. Syn. 4. p. 584. 34 Pult. Cat. Dorset, p. 13.— Mont. 



Orn. Diet.— Wale. Syn. t. 254.— Bewick's Br. Birds, 1. p. 259.— Selby, pi. 42. 

 fig. 4. p. 133. 



Provincial. — Screech, or Screech Martin. Black Martin. Cran.* 



