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swallow

Any bird of the family Hirundinidae of small, insect-eating birds in the order Passeriformes, with long, narrow wings, and deeply forked tails. Swallows feed while flying, capturing winged insects in the mouth, which is lined with bristles made viscid (sticky) by a salivary secretion.

Species include the barn swallow Hirundo rustica and the purple martin Progne subis.



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His face was so beautiful in the moonlight that the little Swallow was filled with pity.
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So the swallow was brought in, all huddled and shivering; and although she was a little afraid at first, she soon got warmed up and sat on the edge of the mantelpiece and began to talk.
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A SPENDTHRIFT, seeing a single swallow, pawned his cloak, thinking that Summer was at hand.
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