Swift Small 112×320 Medium 224×640 Large 358×1024 Download Tiff Original 852×2436 | (2.0 MB) Description Swifts are related to swallows. The Swallows are recognized by their long, pointed wings, forked tail and excessively short tarsi. (Figuier, 1869). Keywords Alpine Swift, Apodidae, Aves, bird, Hirundinidae, swallow, swift Galleries Birds: S Source: Louis Figuier, Reptiles and Birds (London:Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1869) 537