Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
(L 7" Wt 1.2-1.8 oz) 6 oz)
Intervales State Park
10Oct2017
In Central and much of So.
America ...3 subspecies with
different distributions.
America ...3 subspecies with
different distributions.
Progne in Greek mythology refers
to Pandio who was turned into a
swallow; chalybea in Latin means
steel.
to Pandio who was turned into a
swallow; chalybea in Latin means
steel.
No wild animals live so freely and
in such variety and numbers
among humans as do birds.
(Jim Robbins)
in such variety and numbers
among humans as do birds.
(Jim Robbins)
Paul A.
Schwartz
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