Which bird a common summer visitor to the UK has the Latin name hirundo rustica?
Hirundo Hirundo The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this group have blue backs, red on the face and sometimes the rump or nape, and whitish or rufous underparts. With fifteen species this genus is the largest in its family. Genetic evidence has recently shown that many of the species previously included in "Hirundo" are less closely related than their appearance might suggest; these species are sometimes treated in the separate genera
Nicotiana rustica a moist snuff called "maraş otu". They use this by putting the mixture under their lips like Swedish snus or Afghan naswar. It is also a common admixture of Ayahuasca in some parts of the Amazon. "N. rustica" is no longer cultivated in its native North America, as "N. tabacum" has replaced it. In Russia, "N. rustica" is called "makhorka" (махорка). Historically, makhorka was smoked mainly by the lower classes. "N. rustica" is a hardy plant and can be grown in most of Russia (as opposed to "N. virginiana" which requires a warm climate), it was more readily and cheaply