purple martin
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editpurple martin (plural purple martins)
- The largest North American swallow, Progne subis.
- 1831, James Rennie, The Architecture of Birds[1], page 343:
- This practice of harbouring and protecting the purple martin does not appear to be of European origin, as the aboriginal Americans had adopted a similar practice from time immemorial.
- 1871, Samuel Orchart Beeton, Beeton's Dictionary of natural history[2], page 193:
- The American purple martin (Progne purpurea) is a visitor to North America, where it arrives in February at New Orleans, and Boston towards the end of April.
- 2013, Bill Thompson, Southern Birds: Backyard Guide[3]:
- Female and young purple martins are gray and black with some blue on the back.
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edit- purple martin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Progne subis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Progne subis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons