Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi) is a small swift native to North America and northern South America. It was named for the American scientist William Sansom Vaux.
Read more about Vaux's Swift: Description, Distribution and Habitat, Behaviour, Subspecies, Swifts At Chapman Elementary School
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And tract of time begins to weave
Grey hairs upon my head.”
—Thomas Vaux, 2d Baron Vaux Of Harrowden (1510–1566)
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