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Martin (House Martin)
Common House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Item
1 watercolour painting ; 56 x 39 cm + 1 leaf
Drawing of a pair of Common House Martins from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Turkey, and the Middle East; there is also an East Asian subpopulation. Attributed to Van Huysum, J.].
Manuscript note on front of drawing: Martin (House Martin) (Delichou ustica)
Manuscript note on back of drawing: The Martin or Martlet; Hirundo agrestes, sive rustica Plinii W. 212
Scientific name: Delichon urbicum
With manuscript text on accompanying leaf.
Transcription of manuscript note on accompanying leaf:
Urbica
3 Hirundo, rectricibus, immaculatis,
dorso nigro caerulescente. L.S.N. p. 192
The
Martin
Rusticula
Hirundo, recticibus [rectricibus], exceptis duabus
intermediis, macula alarum [alba] notatis.
L.N.S. [sic] p. 191
The
House Swallow
Translation of manuscript note on accompanying leaf:
Urbica
3 Hirundo, with unmarked flight feathers on the tail,
and a black and blue back. L.S.N. p. 192
The
Martin
Rusticula
Hirundo, with all the flight feathers on the tail, except the two in the middle, marked with a white patch.
L.N.S. [sic] p. 191
The
House Swallow