Martinet - Swifts The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes with hummingbirds. The treeswifts are closely related to the true swifts, but form a separate family, the Hemiprocnidae. from the Book Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique [Natural History of birds of Africa] Volume 5, by Le Vaillant, Francois, 1753-1824; Publish in Paris by Chez Fuchs, libraire 1799

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