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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.) — *O wls, a group of birds of prey (^Raptores, 
Illiger.)* 
STRIX (Auctores.) — *B arn Owl, a genus distinguished from the 
other Owls, (^Strigidce, Leach,) by the lower part of the shanks and 
toes being thinly clothed with white hairs.* 
STURNIDiE (Vigors.) — * Starlings, a family of perchers (pluses- 
sores, Vigors.)* 
STURNUS (LiNNiEus) — * 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. Syst. 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.— 16. 8vo. 1. p. 301 
Forster, Swallows, p. 79. — Micropus murarius, Meyer, Tasschenb. Deut. 1. p. 
281 Brachipus murarius, Ib. Vbg. 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, 
Vbg. t. 17. f. 1. — Meyer, Vbg. 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.* 
