. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . -bellied Swift passesfrom Africa to the European countries bordering on the Medi-terranean, many individuals proceeding as far as the Tyrol,Switzerland, and the parts of France adjoining the Alps. states that it is very abundant at Gibraltar, inSardinia, Malta, and the islands of the Archipelago. Itsplaces of repose are precipices an
. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . -bellied Swift passesfrom Africa to the European countries bordering on the Medi-terranean, many individuals proceeding as far as the Tyrol,Switzerland, and the parts of France adjoining the Alps. states that it is very abundant at Gibraltar, inSardinia, Malta, and the islands of the Archipelago. Itsplaces of repose are precipices and the most elevated parts ofbuildings, in the crevices and against the walls of which itfixes its nest, which is formed of straws and moss kept to-gether by some glutinous substance. The eggs, three or fourin number, are white, and of an elongated form. Young.—When fledged, the young are similar to the adult,but with all the dark feathers on the upper parts marginedwith paler, and those on the lower having a semilunar termi-nal white band. Remaeks.—Not having seen this species alive, or obtainedrecent individuals, I have taken my descriptions from preservedskins. 614 CYPSELUS MURARIUS. THE BLACK SWIFT. BLACK MARTIN. SWIFT. SCREECH.
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