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Any of several species of songbirds in the family Hirundinidae.
In the U.S., the name refers to the purple martin ( Progne subis ), at 8 in. (20 cm) long, the largest U.S. swallow . The sand martin, or bank swallow ( Riparia riparia ), a 5-in. (12-cm) brown-and-white bird, breeds throughout the Northern Hemisphere, nesting in sandbank burrows. The house martin ( Delichon urbica ), blue-black above and white-rumped, is common in Europe. The African river martin ( Pseudochelidon eurystomina ) of the Congo is black, with red eyes and bill.
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Bormann Martin
Buber Martin
Bülow Bernhard Heinrich Martin Karl prince von
Charcot Jean Martin
Delany Martin Robison
Dies Martin Jr.
Frobisher Sir Martin
Furtwängler Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm
Hall Charles Martin
Heade Martin Johnson
Heidegger Martin
Robert Martin Hull
Charles Martin Jones
King Martin Luther Jr.
Lipset Seymour Martin
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Luther Martin
Martin du Gard Roger
Martin of Tours Saint
Martin V
Martin Agnes
Martin Mary Virginia
Martin Paul
Martin Steve
Mulroney Martin Brian
Niemöller Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin
Siemens Martin process
Rathke Martin Heinrich
Ryle Sir Martin
Saint Martin
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Scorsese Martin
Marie Françoise Thérèse Martin
Van Buren Martin
Zinkernagel Rolf Martin
Edith Anna Oenone Somerville and Violet Florence Martin
Martins Peter