TO CONSTANTINOPLE. 
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three times, through a hole purposely left for its 
admission, over the door. Without resrardinsf 
either the number or the noise and motion of so 
many persons in this small room, it continued 
its operation of building its nest, although 
within our reach, against one of the joists. It 
was impossible not to admire the activity of this 
little animal ; the velocity with which it went 
and returned ; but above all, the happy con- 
fidence which it seemed to enjoy, in its security 
from molestation or injury. The owner of the 
shop entertained a superstition common to all 
nations^ that are visited by this bird, and which 
CHAP. 
HI. 
(3) Tlie author has observed this superstition amonj more than 
twenft/ d\{fereut natious. The followiug list contains the name of the 
swallow in twenty-three languages. It is taken from " Forster's Ob- 
servations on the Brumal Retreat of the Swallow " p. 44. Third 
Edition. Lwnd. 1613. 
Creek, 
'KiXtlm. 
Cofrnish, 
Tshikuk. 
J^Mtin, 
Hirundo. 
Laplandic, 
Swalfo. 
French, 
Hirondelle. 
Dutch, 
Zwaluw. 
Italian, 
Rondinella. 
Gerntnn, 
Scbwalbe. 
Spanish, 
Golondrina. 
Teutonic, 
Sualeuu. 
Portuguese, 
Andorinha. 
Norwegian, 
Sulu. 
Russian, 
Lastowitza. 
Icelandic, 
Svala. 
Polish, 
Jaskolka. 
Danish, 
Svale. 
Turkish, 
Gariudshu. 
Swedish, 
SN-ala. 
Hungarian, 
Fetske. 
Anglo-Saxon, 
Swalewe. 
Gaelic, 
Gobhlao. 
English, 
Swallow. 
JVelsh, 
Gwennol. 
\ 
Besides these, 
there are, of cour 
se, many different 
names for the 
different species ol 
swallow : for v> 
hich the {leader is 
referred to tlie 
Tract abov» e' 
ted. 
