. Birds of New York. Birds. BIRDS OF NEW YORK 171 1: 192 P- 3 5. %• 58 200. No. 42 V Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus) Chimney Swift Hirundo pelagica Linnaeus. Syst. Nat. Ed. 10. 1758. Chaetura pclasgia DeKay. Zool. of N. Y. 1044. pt 2, Chaetura pelagica A. 0. U. Check List. Ed. 3. 1910. chaetiira. Or., y,^''-~'i], bristle, and ^^p^t, tail; pelagica, Lat., pelagic, marine, (without evident application to this bird's habits) Description. Wings very long; tail short, square and the shafts pro- jecting some distance beyond the vanes, as little sharp spines; beak short, but the gape very extensive; fee
. Birds of New York. Birds. BIRDS OF NEW YORK 171 1: 192 P- 3 5. %• 58 200. No. 42 V Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus) Chimney Swift Hirundo pelagica Linnaeus. Syst. Nat. Ed. 10. 1758. Chaetura pclasgia DeKay. Zool. of N. Y. 1044. pt 2, Chaetura pelagica A. 0. U. Check List. Ed. 3. 1910. chaetiira. Or., y,^''-~'i], bristle, and ^^p^t, tail; pelagica, Lat., pelagic, marine, (without evident application to this bird's habits) Description. Wings very long; tail short, square and the shafts pro- jecting some distance beyond the vanes, as little sharp spines; beak short, but the gape very extensive; feet very sliort and small but the claws sharp and curved; pliiiuagc dark sooty in color; wings and tail darker, throat and breast fading to a dull grayish. Length inches; extent ; wing ; tail The Swift or Chimney " swal- low " as it is commonly called, is never seen perching on trees or telegraph wires, but always flying through the air. It may be recog- nized by its general sooty coloration and the rapid wheeling or flickering flight alternating with occasional soaring. His appearance in the air has been aptly likened to a winged cigar or a flying spruce cone. Distribution. The Chimney swift inhabits eastern North America. Photo by Guy A. Bailey Chimney swift with young from Saskatchewan, Quebec and Newfoundland south to the gulf and west to the Great Plains, wintering south of the United States probably in Central America. In New York State it is uniformly distributed and breeds in every county. It is one of the dominant species which are very slightly. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Eaton, Elon Howard, 1866-1934; Noyes, Nicholas H. fmo. Albany, University of the State of New York
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