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MARSH SWALLOW. 

 (Hirundo palustris.) 



Hi. griseo-brunnea, subtus grisea, pennis alarum caudaque rtifo 

 marginatis. 



Grey-brown Swallow, beneath grey, with the feathers of the 



wings and tail margined with rufous. 

 L'Hirondelle de Marais, ou la Brunet. Le Vail. Ois. d*Jfri. 



5. 15S.pl. 246./. 2. male. 



This bird frequents the borders of rivers and 

 marshes in the southern parts of Africa : the pre- 

 vailing colour of its body is grey brown ; the 

 wings are dark brown, with the margins of the 

 feathers rufous : the tail is short, forked, and of 

 the same colour as the wings : the eyes are bright 

 yellow brown : the feet and beak are dusky black. 



JAVA SWALLOW. 

 (Hirundo javanica.) 



Hi. cceruleo-nigricam nitidus, subtus cinerascens, Jrorite, gula, 

 juguloque Jerrugineis, rectricibus lateralibus apice macula alba. 



Shining blue-black Swallow, beneath ash-coloured, with the 

 forehead, throat, and jugulum ferruginous; the lateral tail- 

 feathers with a white spot at their tips. 



Hirundo javanica. Mas, Carls* 4. 100. — Lath, Ind, Orn, Sup. 

 hiii. 3. 



Javan Swallow. Lath, Syn, Sup. II. 259. 6. 



