The Swift
(Other names; BLACK MARTIN, DEVILING, OR SCREAMER)

The Swift arrives later, and departs sooner than any of the tribe: it is larger, stronger, and its flight is more rapid than that of any other of its kindred. Swifts are almost continually on the wing; they fly higher, and wheel with bolder wing than the Swallows, with which they never intermingle. The life of the Swift seems to be divided into two extremes; the one of the most violent exertion, the other of perfect inaction; they must either shoot through the air, or remain closed in their holes. They are seldom seen standing still.