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ik HOUSE MARTIN. 
(Hirundo urbica.) — 
THE top of the head, back, wings, and tail are black ; 
the rump, throat, breast, and under parts are white ; 
feet covered with downy feathers of white. Length, 
five inches and a half. Female like the male. Eggs 
pure white. | 
This bird generally arrives a few days after the swal- 
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