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qw’uqw’sutsun’ | Swallow

by Michelle Parent

swallow – qw’uqw’sutsun’
[Hirundo rustica Linnaeus (barn swallow), Tachycineta bicolor (Vieillot) (tree swallow) and possibly also T. thalassina (Swainson) (violet-green swallow)] • Swallows are expert fliers that feed on the wing. Although six species of swallows occur within the territory, speakers commonly recognize two types: those with a red breast and black back (barn swallow) and those with a white breast (tree swallow and possibly also violet-green swallow).


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