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3.
Arum. Amer. Betal is Draconl. Linnaeus [Dracunculus L.] con-
jectures it may prove a Pothos. wh
your observations seem to confirm.
But wt is still wanting is a more
particular examination of ye manner
in which the styles & filamenta are con=
nected with ye receptacle.

Hirundo rustica is our common Swallow wh
builds & sings on ye tops of Chimmis.
The cock has brownish red brest.

Hirundo urbica is ye martin. Its belly is
white. It is small, & its tail not so
forked as that of the H. rust. [Hirundo rustica] builds under
ye cornices of stone & brick houses, or
under sheds.

Hirundo riparia, Sand Martin, builds in holes
in sand banks, on ye sides of rivers.

H. apus [Hirundo apus] of a dull smokey black, large. Builds
in ye nests of Sparrows. Eggs are white.
The Amer. swallows H. [Hirando] purp. [purpurea], H. subis
H. pelagia [pelagica?]. Skins dryed between
paper, sprinkling ym with a good
deal of peper & salt. —