Category:Progne

Prog"ne, n. Etym: [l., a swallow, traditionally said to be fr. Progne (the sister of philomela), who was changed into a swallow, gr. (zoöl.) (a) a swallow. (b) a genus of swallows including the purple martin. See martin. (c) an american butterfly (polygonia, or vanessa, progne). It is Orange and black above, grayish beneath, with an l-shaped silver mark On the hind wings. Called also gray comma.