Lexic.us

Definition of Chimney swift

1. Noun. American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chimney Swift

Literary usage of Chimney swift

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"Range.—Mountain ranges from Central America north to British Columbia, locally distributed throughout its range. 423. chimney swift. ..."

2. Evolution, racial and habitudinal by John Thomas Gulick (1905)
"CHANGE OF TRADITION IN THE CASE OF chimney swift. their offspring and by the ... The chimney swift of eastern North America, often called the chimney ..."

3. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents, Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"Swallows and swifts. Drawn by LA Fuertes for General Biology by JG Needham. THE SWALLOWS AND THE chimney swift Teacher's Story ..."

4. The Second Book of Birds: Bird Families by Harriet (Mann) Miller, Olive Thorne Miller (1901)
"The one we know by sight in the East is the chimney swift. ... His ways are like the common chimney swift's, and his looks nearly the same. ..."

5. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Introductory Chapters on by Frank Michler Chapman (1912)
"It is unnecessary to give any aids to the identification of a bird as well known as the chimney swift, or, as it is more frequently called, "Chimney Swallow ..."

6. Bird Neighbors: An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty by Neltje Blanchan (1904)
"The chimney swift is, properly speaking, not a swallow at all, though chimney swallow is its more popular name. Rowing towards the roof of your house, ..."

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