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Meanings of Progne subis in English

Large North American martin of which the male is blue-black.

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        Examples for "purple martin"
        Examples for "purple martin"
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        Among swallows, the beautiful and graceful purple martin is most worthy of protection.
        Checking the Waste: A Study in Conservation
        2
        Our purple martin has been accused of catching the honey-bee, but I doubt his guilt.
        The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
        3
        All the shore birds; quail, purple martin.
        Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation
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        In Segment 2, the kids discover that the purple martin that inhabited the backyard birdhouse has disappeared.
        Reuters
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        Quail, woodcock, upland plover, golden plover, black-bellied plover, willet, dowitcher, red-breasted sandpiper, long-billed curlew, wood-duck, purple martin, redheaded woodpecker, mourning dove; gray squirrel, otter.
        Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation