. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . *** ~i^-,;^,:i»iisi5i-*4K*-** BRITISH BIRDS. 255. THE MARTIN. MARTLET, MARTINET, OR WINDOW-SWALLOW.{Hirundo urbica, lAn^-^VHtrondelle a cul blancy Buff,) Length about five inches and a half: The billis black; eyes dark hazel; infide of the mouthyellow; the top of the head, the wings, and tailare of a dulky brown; the back is black, gloffedwith blue ; the rump and all the under parts of thebody, from the chin to the vent, are of a purewhite ; the ends of the fecondary quill feathers arefinely edged with white; the legs are cove
. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . *** ~i^-,;^,:i»iisi5i-*4K*-** BRITISH BIRDS. 255. THE MARTIN. MARTLET, MARTINET, OR WINDOW-SWALLOW.{Hirundo urbica, lAn^-^VHtrondelle a cul blancy Buff,) Length about five inches and a half: The billis black; eyes dark hazel; infide of the mouthyellow; the top of the head, the wings, and tailare of a dulky brown; the back is black, gloffedwith blue ; the rump and all the under parts of thebody, from the chin to the vent, are of a purewhite ; the ends of the fecondary quill feathers arefinely edged with white; the legs are covered withwhite downy feathers down to the claws, which arewhite alfo, and are very fharp and much hooked;the middle toe is much longer than the others, andis conneded with the inner one as far as the firfljoint. This bird vifits us in great numbers; it has ge-nerally two broods, fometimes three in the year;it builds its nell moil frequently againll the crags of Q^6 BRITISH BIRDS. precipices near the fea, or by the fides of lakes, andnot unfrequently under the eaves of houfes, or clofehy the fides of the windows j
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