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(Hirundo rustica.) 
THE forehead and throat chestnut; the upper plu- 
mage and bar actoss the breast are deep black; the 
under parts are white; the two middle feathers of the 
tail black, the others have an oval spot of white on the 
inner web, the two outer feathers are much longer than 
the fest, and fermi a fork; lees short atid black. The 
female has less red on the forehead, and the black on 
the breast is not so deep. Length, six inches and a 
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