Clafs II.] 
Bird s 
SPECIES III. The Sand Martin. Plate Q. Fig . i. 
Sand martin;, or fhore bird. JVil, 
orn. 213. 
Rail Jyn. av. 71. 
BriJJon av. II. 506. 
HI S is the left of the genus that 
frequents Great-Britain. The head 
and whole upper part of the body are 
moufe colored : the throat white, encircled with 
a moufe colored ring : the belly white : the feet 
fmooth and black. 
SPECIES 
Hirundo riparia, feu Drepanis. 
Gefner av. 565. 
Hirundo riparia. Lim fyft. 192. 
This builds in holes in fand pits, and in the 
banks of rivers. It makes its neft of hay, ftraw* 
&c. and lines it with feathers : it lays five or fix 
feggs, which are white, as are all thofe of this 
tribe. 
IV. The Swift. 
Black martin, or fwift. Jt r il. 
orn. 214. 
Raii Jyn. av. 72. 
HIS fpecies is the largeft of our fwal- 
lows; but the weight is moft difpro- 
portionately fmall to its extent of wing 
of arty bird ; the former being fcarce one ounce, 
the latter eighteen inches. The length near eight. 
The feet of this bird are fo fmall that the action 
of walking and of rifmg from the ground is ex¬ 
tremely difficult; fo that nature hath made it full 
amends by furnifhing it with ample means for an 
eafy and continual flight. It is more on the wing 
than other fwallows, its flight is more rapid, and 
that attended with a ffirill fcream. It refts by 
Briffon av. II. 514. 
Apus. Gefner av. 166. 
Hirundo apus. Lin. fyft. 192. 
dinging againft fome wall,or other apt body j from 
whence Klein ftyies this fpecies Hirundo muraria . 
It breeds under the eaves of houfes, in fteeples, 
and other lofty buildings. It is entirely of a footy 
color, only the chin is marked with a white fpot. 
The feet are of a particular ftrudure, all the toes 
ftanding forward ; the left confifts of only one 
bone ; the others of an equal number, viz. two 
each ; in which they differ from thofe of all other 
birds. This appears in our country about the 
fame time as the fand martin. 
SPECIES V. The Goatfucker. Plate R. The Male. 
R 1. The Female. 
Fern owl, goat owl, or goatfucker. 
IVil. orn. 107. 
Raii Jyn. av. 26. 
Dorrhawk,accipitercantharophagus. 
Charlton ex. 79 - _ 
BriJJon av . II. 270. Tab. 44. 
L E 1 JV, with much propriety and 
judgment, hath placed this bird in the 
fwallow tribe ; and ftyies it, a /wallow 
with an undivided tail. It has moft of the cha- 
Caprimulgus. Gefner av. 241. 
Caprimulgus europaeus. Lin. fyft. 
193° 
Hirundo cauda asquabili. H. capri- 
mulga. Klein, biff. av. 81. Fig. 1. 
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ra&ers of this genus, fuch as a very fmall bill, vaft 
mouth, and fmall legs. It is alfo a bird of paffage, 
ao-rees in its food with this genus, and its manner 
of taking it, and differs only in the hours of its 
A a preynig; 
