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• A lost Latin tragedy " Progne " was performed for Queen Elizabeth in 1564 ( or 1566 ).
• Purple martins ( Progne subis ) are the largest of the North American swallows and, in the eastern U . S ., are entirely dependent upon man for their housing.
• It is salient to note that in taxonomy and binomial nomenclature, the genus name of the martins ( the larger-bodied among swallow genera ) is " Progne ", a Latinized form of Procne.
• Behle's contributions to ornithology include some 140 papers on bird distribution and taxonomy, and the description of several subspecies ( geographic races ), including the western purple martin ( subspecies " Progne subis arboricola " ) and a race of slate-colored fox sparrow.
• Within the New World, " martin " is reserved for members of the genus " Progne " . ( These two systems are responsible for the sand martin being called " bank swallow " in the New World . ) The entire family contains around 83 species in 19 genera.
• Migratory bird species include American purple gallinule ( Porphyrio martinicus ), solitary sandpiper ( Tringa solitaria ), yellow-billed tern ( Sternula superciliaris ), black skimmer ( Rynchops niger ), yellow-billed cuckoo ( Coccyzus americanus ), Swainson's flycatcher ( Myiarchus swainsoni ), osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ), tropical kingbird, fork-tailed flycatcher ( Tyrannus savana ), southern rough-winged swallow ( Stelgidopteryx ruficollis ), grey-breasted martin ( Progne chalybea ) and sand martin ( Riparia riparia ).