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Swallows
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Small slender songbird.
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White underneath and shiny blue-green on top.
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Small bill.
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Long wings. Wing span: 30-35 cm (12-14 in)
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Size: 12-15 cm (5-6 in)
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Weight: 16-25 g (0.56-0.88 ounces)
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Adults similar in appearance; yearling female and juveniles
brown.
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Small perching bird found almost everywhere in the world. There are
about 100 species including the martins . They are graceful flyers
and can make abrupt changes at top speed in different directions swallows
have long narrow wings, forked tails , and weak feet . They feed on
the wing catching insects with their mouth wide-open. Nesting in flocks
they prefer secluded places Barnes, chimneys, sheds, there plumage
is blue or black with a metallic sheen, darker and rougher above than
on the underside. In North America, the common American barn swallow
is still blue above and pinkish beneath, with a rusty for head and
deeply forked tail. The purple martin has a deep violet with black
wings and tail. Other American swallows with forked tails are the
cliff or eave swallow, which builds the jugshaped nest of mud and
clay and feathers; the bank swallow or sand marten, which burrows
into shore banks to nest and the trees like the rough winged swallows.
The so-called chimney swallow is a swift. |
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Part
I
November
19, 2004