. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. BIRDS OF NEW YORK 171 Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus) Chimney Swift Hirundo pelagica Linnaeus. Syst. Nat. Ed. 10. 1758. 1:192 Chaetura pelasgia DeKay. Zool. of N. Y. 1844. pt 2, p. 35, fig. 58 Chaetura pelagica A. O. U. Check List. Ed. 3. 1910. p. 200. No. 423 chaetura, Gr., y^h-q, bristle, and oupa, 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
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. BIRDS OF NEW YORK 171 Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus) Chimney Swift Hirundo pelagica Linnaeus. Syst. Nat. Ed. 10. 1758. 1:192 Chaetura pelasgia DeKay. Zool. of N. Y. 1844. pt 2, p. 35, fig. 58 Chaetura pelagica A. O. U. Check List. Ed. 3. 1910. p. 200. No. 423 chaetura, Gr., y^h-q, bristle, and oupa, 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 short and small but the claws sharp and curved; plumage 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 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. Photo by Guy A. Bailey Chimney swift with young. 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 New York State Museum. Albany : University of the State of New York
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