YOUNG KINGFISHERS
GRACKLE'S NEST AND YOUNG.
Purple Martin
(Progne subis) Swallow family
(Illustration facing p. [44])
Length—7 to 8 inches. Two or three inches smaller than the robin.
Male—Rich glossy black with bluish and purple reflections; duller black on wings and tail. Wings rather longer than the tail, which is forked.
Female—More brownish and mottled; grayish below.
Range—Peculiar to America. Penetrates from Arctic Circle to South America.