. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. BIPARIA'. 323 Family HIRUNDINID^. When Brabourne and Chubb published their ' List of the Birds of South America' in 1912, this family was represented by seven genera and twenty-four species. Six of the genera and eleven of the species are represented in British Guiana. Genus RIPARIA Foster. Eiparia Foster, Synop. Cat. Brit. B. p. 17, 18J 7. Type B. riparia (Linn.).. Fig. 128.—To show the" tail, which is almost square. In this genus the toes are unfeathered, a superior membrane to the nostrils is
. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. BIPARIA'. 323 Family HIRUNDINID^. When Brabourne and Chubb published their ' List of the Birds of South America' in 1912, this family was represented by seven genera and twenty-four species. Six of the genera and eleven of the species are represented in British Guiana. Genus RIPARIA Foster. Eiparia Foster, Synop. Cat. Brit. B. p. 17, 18J 7. Type B. riparia (Linn.).. Fig. 128.—To show the" tail, which is almost square. In this genus the toes are unfeathered, a superior membrane to the nostrils is present, there is no indentation on the inner web of the outer tail-feathers, a distinct longitudinal membrane over- hanging the pasal aperture is present, and the outer toe and claw are superior to the hind toe and claw. Coloration : male and female similar. 554. Riparia riparia. BAifK-Swallow. Hirtmdo riparia Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 192, 1768 (Sweden). Qotile riparia Salvin, Ibis, 1885, p. 206 (Bartica Grove); Sharpg, Cat. B. Brit. Miis. x. pp. 96, 630, 1886 (Bartica Grove). Biparia riparia Quelch, Timehri (2) x. p. 262, 1896 (migration) ; Brabom-ne & Chublj, B. S. Amer. i. p. 326, no. 3326, 1912. Sand Martin {Quelch). Adult male. General colour of the upper parts dark brown, y2. 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 Chubb, Charles; McConnell, Frederick Vavasour, d. 1914. London, B. Quaritch
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