Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Progne tapera, a South American relative of the house-martin, but plainer in color, being glossy brown above and white below. The name is sometimes applied also to the tree-swallow
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word tree-martin.
Examples
-
Then came other tyrant-birds and the loved swallows -- the house - swallow, which resembles the English house-martin, the large purple martin, the _Golodrina domestica_, and the brown tree-martin.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.