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The brown-throated martin or brown-throated sand martin (Riparia paludicola) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family, Hirundinidae, that is widely distributed across Africa. It was formerly regarded as conspecific with the grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) and the Madagascar martin (Riparia cowani). Taxonomy The brown-throated martin was formally described in 1817 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. He placed it in the genus Hirundo and coined the binomial name Hirundo paludicola. The specific epithet paludicola is Latin meaning "marsh-dweller" (from palus, paludis meaning "swamp" and -cola meaning "dweller". Vieillot based his account on "L'hirondelle à front roux" from South Africa that had been described and illustrated in 1806 by François Levaillant. The brown-throated martin is now one of six martins placed in the genus Riparia that was introduced in 1817 by the German naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis) and the Madagascar martin (Riparia cowani). Six subspecies are recognised. They differ in size and plumage tones of the upperparts or underparts. R. p. mauritanica (Meade-Waldo, 1901) – west Morocco R. p. minor (Cabanis, 1851) – Senegal and Gambia to north Ethiopia R. p. schoensis Reichenow, 1920 – central Ethiopia R. p. newtoni Bannerman, 1937 – northeast Nigeria and west Cameroon R. p. ducis Reichenow, 1908 – east DRCongo, Uganda, Kenya and north, central Tanzania R. p. paludicola (Vieillot, 1817) – Angola to south Tanzania and south to South Africa Description The 12 cm long brown-throated martin is brown above and white or pale brown below. It lacks the narrow brown band on the breast shown by the sand martin; the bill is black and the legs are brown. Sexes are similar, but the young have pale tips to the feathers on the rump and wings. The twittering song of the brown-throated martin is continuous when the birds are on the wing, and becomes a conversational undertone after they have settled in the roost. There is also a harsh alarm call. Distribution and habitat It has a wide range in Africa. It is a partially migratory species, with some populations making seasonal movements. It is usually associated closely with water as its specific epithet paludicola suggests. Behaviour Its brown back, small size and quicker, jerkier flight separate the brown-throated martin at once from most other members of the swallow family. It is most similar to the sand martin, Riparia riparia , which is its northern counterpart. Breeding The brown-throated martin is colonial in its nesting habits, with many pairs breeding close together, according to available space. The nests are at the end of tunnels of 30 to 60 cm in length, bored in sandbanks. The actual nest is a litter of straw and feathers in a chamber at the end of the burrow. Two to four white eggs are the normal clutch, and are incubated by both parents. Food and feeding The food of this species consists of small insects, mostly gnats and other flies whose early stages are aquatic. References External links Brown-throated martin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.. Discover the Martin Brown popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Martin Brown books.
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Wycliffe and the Quiet Virgin
W.J. BurleyWycliffe investigates the disappearance of a young girl and becomes involved in a major criminal investigation . . .Chief Superintendent Wycliffe doubted whether he would enjoy hi...
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The Rejected Stone
Al SharptonLord knows, Reverend Al has had his personal and very public ups and downs, but he's come out bigger and better than everthough the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation is as fiery and o...
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Wycliffe and the School Bullies
W.J. BurleyBullying and persecution among a group of schoolgirls leads to violent retribution and a race against time for Wycliffe.Two very different young women have been murdered within the...
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The Hat Shop On The Corner
Marita Conlon-McKennaHats! Hats! Hats!Upbrims, sidesweeps, silks, ribbons and trims all become part of Ellie's life when she inherits the little hat shop on Dublin's South Anne Street.But the city is c...
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Cobble Hill
Cecily von ZiegesarThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Gossip Girl series brings her sharpeyed and irresistible wit to this “quirky novel of lovable misfits” (Publishers Weekly) chronicli...
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The Girls Inside
NJ MackayA gripping, compelling psychological thriller about a cult, a fire, and the dark secrets that four young girls have carried with them but can no longer keep buried...Blue grew up i...
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The Game
George Howe ColtA New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year From the bestselling National Book Award finalist and author of The Big House comes “a wellblended narrative pa...
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The Fire This Time
Jesmyn WardThe New York Times bestseller, these groundbreaking essays and poems about racecollected by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward and written by the most important voices of her g...
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Wycliffe and the Pea Green Boat
W.J. BurleyWycliffe tackles a case which reaches back down the generations ...When Cedric Tremain is charged with murdering his father by boobytrapping his fishing boat, all the locals are ag...
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Thurgood Marshall
Montrew DunhamGet to know the first African American Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years!The childhood of civil rights hero and S...
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Without Fear or Favor
Robert K. TanenbaumThe “best fictional prosecuting attorney in literature” (Mark Lane, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Butch Karp returns in this whiteknuckled and timely thriller about a radic...
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Saving Grace
Kirsten PowersThe CNN senior political analyst and USA Today columnist offers a path to navigating the toxic division in our culture without compromising our convictions and emotional wellbeing,...
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Wycliffe and the Four Jacks
W.J. BurleyA murder committed in the night of dead. It's all a game for Detective Wycliffe to solve in a puzzling case.Writer David Cleeve lived exactly the way a bestselling novelist should ...
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Hidden History
Donald Jeffries & Roger StoneThe US government has spent as much time covering up conspiracies as it has helping the American people. In Hidden History, you will see the amount of effort that our government ha...
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Wycliffe and the Beales
W.J. BurleyA mysterious death ... an eccentric family living on the edge of Dartmoor ... And Chief Superintendent Wycliffe has one of his most complex cases to date.The Cornish Detective seri...
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Overcoming Perfectionism 2nd Edition
Roz Shafran, Sarah Egan & Tracey WadeHow to break the circle of 'never good enough'Striving for something can be a healthy and positive attribute; it's good to aim high. But sometimes whatever we do just isn't good en...
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Dream Boogie
Peter GuralnickFrom the acclaimed author of Last Train to Memphis, this is the definitive biography of Sam Cooke, one of most influential singers and songwriters of all time. Sam Cooke was a...
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Ghosts
Alexandra IvyFrom the New York Times bestselling author comes a tale of dark secrets and revenge centered around an exclusive boarding school in historic Salzburg, Austria. Will appeal to reade...
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The Family Tree
Karen BrananIn the tradition of Slaves in the Family, the provocative true account of the hanging of four black people by a white lynch mob in 1912written by the greatgranddaughter of the sher...
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Wycliffe and Death in Stanley Street
W.J. BurleyA young girl is found dead in a house on Stanley Street... but it's just the start of a complex puzzle which Wycliffe must unravel.A dubious culdesac just off the busy main road in...
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The Last Mile
Kat MartinThe New York Times bestselling author pairs a woman in search of her family's truth with a hardhitting professional treasure hunter in this taut and thrilling new book. As an unkno...
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Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue
W.J. BurleyA mysterious death in the Cornish art world and a murder investigation for Chief Superintendent Wycliffe...When Edwin Garland dies of a heart attack, no one outside the expectant ...
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Wycliffe and the House of Fear
W.J. BurleyA troubling disappearance. A puzzling mystery. A new investigation for Detective Wycliffe.Detective Superintendent Wycliffe is holidaying in Cornwall when he meets the intriguing K...
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Wycliffe And The Last Rites
W.J. BurleyThe Cornish Detective seriesA puzzling murder mystery. A tough new case for Detective Wycliffe to investigate.'You can always count on Wycliffe' FINANCIAL TIMES'GRIPPING' THE TIME...
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Seeking Wisdom
Julia CameronJulia Cameron returns to the spiritual roots of the Artist’s Way in this 6week ProgramAuthor Julia Cameron changed the way the world thinks about creativity when she first publishe...
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We Speak for Ourselves
D. WatkinsFrom the row houses of Baltimore to the stoops of Brooklyn, the New York Times bestselling author of The Cook Up lays bare the voices of the most vulnerable and allows their storie...
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Dream Boogie
Peter GuralnickFrom the acclaimed author of Last Train to Memphis, this is the definitive biography of Sam Cooke, one of most influential singers and songwriters of all time. Sam Cooke was a...
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Wycliffe And The Redhead
W.J. BurleyThe Cornish Detective seriesThe discovery of a body in a quarry creates a baffling case for Detective Superintendent Wycliffe'Firstclass, oldtime, hyperingenious whodunit' OBSERVER...
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Haunted
Kat MartinIn this spinetingling tale the New York Times bestselling author melds love story with historical mystery as past meets present in Jerome, Arizona.1898: Robbery, prostitution, and ...
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The Girl Who Survived
Lisa JacksonIn this deviously volatile, deliciously creepy thriller from the #1 New York Times bestseller, the lone survivor of a brutal family massacre must uncover the awful truth about the ...
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We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
Kliph NesteroffA Best Book of 2021 by NPR and EsquireFrom Kliph Nesteroff, “the human encyclopedia of comedy” (VICE), comes the important and underappreciated story of Native Americans and comedy...
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Wycliffe and How to Kill A Cat
W.J. BurleyAnother classic crime novel featuring Cornwall's Superintendent Wycliffe.The girl was young, with auburn hair arranged on the pillow. Wycliffe could almost believe she was asleep ...
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Reach
Ben Jealous & Trabian ShortersA timely and important compilation of firstperson accounts by black menincluding some famous like Russell Simmons, Rev. Al Sharpton, John Legend, along with community leaders known...
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The Venetian Game
Philip Gwynne Jones'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling'It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an alm...
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Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist
W.J. BurleyClassic crime featuring the everpopular Chief Superintendent Wycliffe 'Another must for collectors' Sunday Times.On the peaceful and secluded estate of Lord and Lady Bottrell, th...
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The Peter Lawford Story
Patricia Lawford Stewart & Ted SchwarzAs the brother in law to JFK and a member of the Rat Pack, Peter Lawford was one of America's most acclaimed movie stars.Lawford led an extraordinary life. His story, as told by th...
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One Last Chance
Kat MartinThe latest novel in a new, highoctane series from the New York Times bestselling author, sure to appeal to fans of Sandra Brown, Lisa Jackson, Julie Garwood, Linda Howard, and Heat...
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Our Little Secret
Lisa Jackson#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson puts a sexy, twisty, genderreversed spin on Fatal Attraction in this addictive tale of escalating obsession, betrayal, and violent...
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The Ghost Illusion
Kat MartinIn a twisty pageturner for fans of Lisa Jewell and Melinda Leigh, New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin melds psychological thriller and ghost story as one woman’s daring se...
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Heads of the Colored People
Nafissa Thompson-SpiresWinner of the PEN Open Book Award Winner of the Whiting Award Longlisted for the National Book Award and Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominated for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize...
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Afraid
Lisa Jackson, Alexandra Ivy & Lisa ChildsA thrilling new book featuring the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Third Grave, that fans of Allison Brennan and Lisa Gardner won’t want to miss! Dark secrets and reven...
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Denial
Peter JamesIntroducing policeman Glenn Branson...When actress Gloria Lamark takes her own life, her devoted son, Thomas, is heartbroken. Something must be wrong with a world in which such a t...
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No Lovelier Death
Graham Hurley'There is no one writing better police procedurals today.' Daily TelegraphTwo murdered teenagers. Both sides of the law are looking for the killer.But who will get there first?A te...