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	Common Swift
		The Common Swift (Apus apus) is a small bird, superficially similar to the swallow or house martin.
		The heraldic bird known as the "martlet[?]", which is represented without feet and may have been based on the swift, was used for the arms of younger sons, perhaps because it symbolized their landless wandering.
		Swifts will occasionally live in forests, but they have adapted more commonly to human sites and will build their nests under window sills, in the corner rafters of wooden buildings, in chimneys, and in smokestacks.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/co/Common_Swift.html (349 words)

	Swift - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The swifts are birds superficially similar to swallows but are actually not closely related to those passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they formerly shared with the hummingbirds.
		The resemblances between the swifts and swallows are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles based on catching insects in flight.
		Swifts are the most aerial of birds and some, like the Common Swift, even sleep and mate on the wing.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Swift (370 words)

	Qwika - Swift
		The swifts are birds superficially similar to swallows but are actually not closely related to those passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they formerly shared with the hummingbirds.
		The resemblances between the swifts and swallows are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles based on catching insects in flight.
		Swifts are the most aerial of birds and some, like the Common Swift, even sleep and mate on the wing.
	wikipedia.qwika.com /wiki/Swift (334 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Swift
		The swifts are the most aerial of birds, some, like the Common Swift even sleeping on the wing.
		Like swallows and martins, the swifts of temperate regions are strongly migratory, and they winter in the tropics.
		Many swifts have a characteristic shape, with a short forked tail and very long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/sw/Swift?title=Bird's_nest_soup (235 words)

	Swifts
		The tradition of depicting swifts without feet continued into the Middle Ages, as seen in the heraldic martlet.
		Larger species, such as white-throated needletail, are amongst the fastest flyers in the animal kingdom.
		The treeswifts are closely related to the true swifts, but form a separate family, the Hemiprocnidae.
	avianweb.com /swifts.html (518 words)

	Swift - Wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The swifts are the most aerial of birds, some, like the Common Swift even sleeping on the wing.
		They are superficially similar to swallows but are completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they share with the hummingbirds.
		The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles based on catching insects in flight.
	wikipedia.findthelinks.com /sw/SWIFT.html (219 words)

	Alpine Swift (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Alpine Swift (Apus melba) is a small bird, superficially similar to a large Barn Swallow or House Martin.
		Alpine Swifts breed in mountains from southern Europe to the Himalayas.
		Alpine Swifts spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their beaks.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/a/al/alpine_swift.html (311 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> swift (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Larger species, such as white-throated needletail, are amongst the fastest flyers in the animal kingdom.
		The nest of many species is glued to a vertical surface with saliva, and the genus Aerodramus use only that substance, which is the basis for bird's nest soup.
		The treeswifts are closely related to the true swifts, but form a separate family, the Hemiprocnidae.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/swift (546 words)

	White-throated Needletail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The White-throated Needletail, Hirundapus caudacutus, is a large swift.
		White-throated Needletail is a large bird, similar in size to Alpine Swift, but a quite different build, with a heavier barrel-like body.
		The Hirundapus needletailed swifts get their name from the spiny end to the tail, which is not forked as in the Apus typical swifts.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/w/wh/white_throated_needletail.html (190 words)

	White-throated Needletail
		This large swift (20 - 22 cm) is often mistaken in flight for a small bird of prey, but its long curved wings and white markings should identify it.
		The plumage is predominantly grey-brown, glossed with green and the wings are long and pointed.
		While the White-throated Needletails are not the fastest flyers in the avian world, a myth often attributed to the species, they are able to achieve great speeds of up to 130 km per hour.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/needletail.htm (372 words)

	Birds in Backyards - White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) Fact sheet
		The plumage of the White-throated Needletail is predominantly grey-brown, glossed with green and the wings are long and pointed.
		This large swift is often mistaken in flight for a small predatory bird, but its long curved wings and white markings should identify it.
		White-throated Needletails are aerial birds and for a time it was commonly believed that they did not land while in Australia.
	birdsinbackyards.net /finder/display.cfm?id=62 (381 words)

	Birds in Backyards - White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) Fact sheet
		The plumage of the White-throated Needletail is predominantly grey-brown, glossed with green and the wings are long and pointed.
		This large swift is often mistaken in flight for a small predatory bird, but its long curved wings and white markings should identify it.
		White-throated Needletails are aerial birds and for a time it was commonly believed that they did not land while in Australia.
	www.birdsinbackyards.net /finder/display.cfm?id=62 (381 words)

	Swift (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		For other meanings of the word Swift see Swift (disambiguation).
		One group, the Swiftlets or Cave Swiftlets have even developed a form of echolocation for navigating through dark cave systems where they roost.
		They are superficially similar to swallows but are completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they formerly shared with the hummingbirds.
	www.muestrario.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/s/sw/swift_1.html (294 words)

	Swift
		Podobnosti mezi swifts a polknutí jsou kvůli konvergentní evoluci odrážet podobné styly života založené na chytání hmyzů v letu.
		Swifts je většina antény ptáků a někteří, jako Common Swift, vyrovnat spánek a kamaráda za letu.
		Swifts zůstane v tom pořádku, ale hummingbirds jsou dány do nového pořádku, Trochiliformes.
	swift.navajo.cz (307 words)

	Submission No:238 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		An unusual record report form was presented to the committee detailing the sighting of ten swifts observed in flight in association with Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus and White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus in a suburban area of Edgeworth, near Newcastle, NSW 24 December 1997.
		The description and sketch provided describe the birds as the same size as Fork-tailed Swift being generally bluish-fl in colour with a pronounced white throat and a clear white rump about 25mm wide extending slightly on to the sides.
		House Swift is a markedly smaller bird than Fork-tailed, Chandler & Driessens (1995) give a total length of House Swift as 15cm and Fork-tailed Swift 17- 18cm, with Fork-tailed described as being much larger, longer winged, longer tailed and more powerful than House Swift, with a very different jizz.
	users.bigpond.net.au /palliser/barc/sub238.html (370 words)

	Swift - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This might be correct, but further research on the interrelationships and evolutionary history of the Apodiformes is necessary.
		Chantler, Phil and Driessens, Gerald (2000): Swifts : a guide to the swifts and treeswifts of the world.
		Thomassen, Henri A.; Tex, Robert-Jan; Bakker, Merijn A.G. and Povel, G. David E. (2005): Phylogenetic relationships amongst swifts and swiftlets: A multi locus approach.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swift (535 words)

	White-throated Needletail Information
		The White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus), also known as Needle-tailed Swift or Spine-tailed Swift, is a large swift.
		The White-throated Needletail is a large bird, similar in size to Alpine Swift, but a quite different build, with a heavier barrel-like body.
		The Hirundapus needletailed swifts get their name from the spiny end to the tail, which is not forked as in the Apus typical swifts.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/White-throated_Needletail (225 words)

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		The "swifts" are the most aerial of bird birds and some, like the "Common Swift Common Swift", even sleep and mate on the wing.
		Many swifts have a characteristic shape, with a short forked tail and very long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang boomerang.
		Swifts remain in that order, but hummingbird hummingbirds are put into a new order, "Trochiliformes".
	www.biodatabase.de /Swift (343 words)

	BTO - Birds of Britain
		Swift' is an apt name for this group, which includes the world's fastest flying bird, the White-throated Needletail.
		Swifts spend almost all their life on the wing, eating, sleeping and mating.
		Swifts make a nest on a ledge or overhang from mud which is glued together by their saliva (the smaller swiftlet's nest is made entirely from saliva and provides the basis for bird's-nest soup).
	blx1.bto.org /birdfacts/grptexts/swifts.htm (187 words)

	Submission No:326
		One was a typical Apus swift with scimitar-shaped wings and a forked tail while the other two were Needletails with more paddle-shaped wings and rounded tails.
		The submission eliminates White-throated Needletail with the arguments that that species has a differing tail shape (square-ended or slightly rounded at the tip when well spread), more obscure tail-spines and a bold white throat patch; size and other characters were also considered a factor.
		It was agreed that there was a real chance that these birds were Brown-backed Needletail and some features, particularly the tail shape and the extent of the white throat was highly suggestive.
	users.bigpond.net.au /palliser/barc/case344.html (850 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Fork-tailed (Pacific) Swift Apus pacificus © Ian Montgomery http://birdway.com.au
		Swifts are not afraid people and often make their nests next to dwellings.
		Sketching swifts is a great challenge which accompanies my interest in painting cloud formations, so putting up the swift nestboxes has spawned a whole new series of paintings...
	www.fatbirder.com /species_and_families/non_passerines/apodidae.html (1457 words)

	Peregrine falcon - EPA/QPWS
		One is the white-throated needletail, also known as the spine-tailed swift.
		The needletail migrates from Southeast Asia in Spring and is a regular sight on cloudy summer days as it rides incoming storm fronts to feed on flying insects — often in loose flocks of hundreds of birds.
		When watching needletails perform their aerial acrobatics it is hard to imagine another bird that can fly as fast.
	www.epa.qld.gov.au /nature_conservation/wildlife/native_animals/living_with_wildlife/peregrine_falcon (1580 words)

	White-throated Needletail Breeding Male Behavior - wildbird.com
		White-throated Needletail Breeding Male: Native of Eurasia, sometimes visits the outer Aleutians in the springtime.
		White-throated Needletail Breeding Male: Three to six white eggs are laid in a nest made of various materials, glued together with sticky saliva, and built in a hollow or similar crevice high in a tall conifer.
		White-throated Needletail Breeding Male: Feeds on flying insects, such as termites, beetles, and flies; forages in flight.
	whatbird.wildbird.com /obj/873/Behavior/target.aspx (353 words)

	Apus melba
		In bulk, Alpine Swifts are over twice as big as Swifts and so they make an even more impressive spectacle when they whirl in flocks low over their breeding sites.
		Apart from their greater bulk, Alpine Swifts can be told from other swifts by the striking white patch on the belly and the fact that the rest of the plumage is much browner than on other swifts.
		Beware that some 'swifts with white bellies' turn out to be partial albino swifts so check that the belly is neatly defined, that the plumage is brown, not sooty, and, if you can, try to see the white throat patch which would be diagnostic of Alpine Swift.
	www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Apus_melba.htm (278 words)

	Swifts in Hampshire
		Common Swifts are described in Birds of Hampshire as a numerous summer visitor and passage migrant.
		The first birds are usually seen in mid or late April and there is a very abrupt decline in numbers early in August with most birds gone by the end of the month.
		The first and only Hampshire record was of one found was found at Bishops Dyke by P Stanbury and J Stubbs on 4th June 2000.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /birdsofhants/species/swifts.htm (228 words)

	White-throated Needletail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus), also known as Needle-tailed Swift or Spine-tailed Swift, is a large swift.
		It is the fastest-flying bird in level, flapping flight, being capable of 170 km/h.
		They are fl except for a white throat, white undertail, which extends on to the flanks, and a somewhat paler brown back.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White-throated_Needletail (247 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on swift (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Conservative admirers of the Swift Vets and POWs for Truth media blitz that...
		I must also say that Swift lies somewhere on the outer reaches of the folk spectrum, which has led some critics to make the typical Devendra Banhart comparison.
		Marshall and Swift is dedicated to providing the commercial and residential real_estate^ industries with the most current and accurate building cost data and valuation tools.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/swift (793 words)

	needletailstory
		I was hoping that a pair of duck that had dropped in earlier might be Garganey.
		As I started to walk around the reservoir, I was surprised to see a large swift, with a few Common Swifts Apus apus, flying low over the water.
		My first thought was that if might be an Alpine Swift Apus melba, then I saw a whitish looking back and wondered about a partially albino swift, but as it reappeared from behind the island, an excellent view revealed deep metallic blue wings and a large white vent.
	www.kentos.org.uk /articles/needletailstory.htm (495 words)

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		This large, long-winged and very deeply forked-tailed swift is likely to be quickly identified if seen well.
		White-throated Needletail, unrecorded in the Pribilofs, is even larger, with a stubby tail, and extensively white undertail.
		Further observations of birds in the fall may show that this species is more regular than is currently believed.
	www.alaskabirding.com /Bird_Species/Species_pages/swift_forktailed.html (131 words)

	Chimney Swift - Whatbird.com
		Chimney Swift: Medium-sized swift, uniformly dark brown with slightly paler throat and upper breast.
		Chimney Swift: Breeds from southeastern Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba, central Ontario, southern Quebec, and Nova Scotia south to Gulf coast states.
		● Breeding and nesting: Chimney Swift: Four or five white eggs are laid in a nest made of twigs cemented together with saliva and fastened to inner wall of a chimney or, rarely, in a cave or hollow tree.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/231/_/Chimney_Swift.aspx (595 words)

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