Identifier: britishzoology01penn (find matches)
Title: British zoology
Year: 1776 (1770s)
Authors: Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798
Subjects: Zoology -- Great Britain
Publisher: Warrington, Printed by W. Eyres, for B. White, London
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
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- La petite Hirondelle. Be/on Hirundo ruftica. Lin. fyfi,NY. a^c. 378. _ 343. Hirundo domeftica. Gefner Ladu-Swala. Faun. Suec. fp. anj. 548.Aldr. a-u. IL 294. .Houfe or Chimney Swallow. IVil. orn. 212.Rail fyn. a-u. 71.Rondone. Zinan. 47 270.Forftue-Svale, Mark-Svale. Brunnich, 289.Haus-Schwalbe. Frifchi L 17.Haufs Schwalbe. Kram. 380.Br. Zool. 96. L Hirondelle de Cheminee. Lauftaza. Scopoliy No. 249.Bnjfonav. IL 486. THIS fpecies appears in Great Britain neartwenty days before the martin, or any o-ther of the fwallow tribe. They leave us the latterend of September, and for a few days previous totheir departure, they afTernble in vad flocks onhoufe tops, churches, and even trees, from whencethey take their flight. It is now known thatfwallows take their winter quarters in Senegal^ andpoffibly they may be found along the whole Mo-rocco fliore. We are indebted to M. Adanfon * forthis difcovery, who firft obferved them in the * Voyage to Senegal, p. 121. 163. month 1 . lAllJ 5V7ALL.OWr.
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J^^J 7l ■? Class II. CHIMNY SWALLOW. 359 month of 05loher^ after their rriigration out of Eu-rope^ on the fhores of that kingdom: but whetherit was this fpecies alone, or all the European kinds,he is filent. The name of chimny fwallow may almoft beconfined to Great Britain^ for in feverai other coun-tries they chufe different places for their nefls. InSweden^ they prefer barns, fo are ftyled there Ladii-Swala^ or the barn fwallow : and in the hotterclimates, they make their nefts in porches, gate-ways, galleries, and open halk. The houfe fwallow is diftinguifhed from all othersby the fuperior forkinefs of its tail, and by thered fpot on the forehead, and under the chin. The crown of the head, the whole upper p^rt of Descrif.the body, and the coverts of the wings are black,gloffed with a rich purpliHi blue, moft refplendentin the male : the bread and belly white, that ofthe male tinged with red: the tail black; the twomiddle feathers plain: the others marked tranf-verfely near their

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