HIRUNDO R U S T I C A. 
CHIMNET 8WALL0JV. 
Generic Character. 
Bill fhort, broad at the bafe, tip curving. 
Noftrils open. 
Tongue fhort, broad, bifid. 
Tail forked. 
Toes three before, one behind. 
Synonyms. 
HiRUNDo RusTiCA. Lin, Syft. i. p. 343. 1. 
Chimney or Common Swallow. Br, ZooL 1. 168. 
tab. 58. Ih. foL 96. Lath. Syju 4., p. 561. IL 
Jupt. p. 192. Mont. Or?u Di5i, Bewick's Bu 
Birds, P/. 1. />. 256. 
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TTh I S well known fpecies is in length from feven to eight 
inches, and in breadth from twelve to fourteen inches, and 
weighs about half an ounce ; bill fhort, the point fmall, and a 
litde bending ; eyes hazel ; tail long and very forked ; legs 
very flender. Colours alike in both fexes ; the outer tail 
feathers in the female, are fliorter by about one-fourth than 
in the male. 
Few birds are better known than the prefent, as it always 
attaches itfclf to the habitations of man, building ufually 
in chimneys, from which circumftance it has taken its name ; 
the nefl is compofed of mud, hair, and ftraw, and is invariably 
lined whh feathers ; it is curioufly plaiftered together, with an 
opening 
