Family Hirundinidæ.—Sub-Fam. Hirundina.
Feet slender, perching, the outer and middle toe connected at the base: bill entirely depressed. Nob.
Generic Character.
G. Hirundo.—Lesson. Man. 1, 419.
Specific Character.
Glossy blue black: thighs and band on the abdomen snowy.
Hirundo fasciata. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2, 575.
L'Hirondelle a ceinture blanche. Buffon. Pl. Enl. 724, f. 2.