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"By the length and forkedness of their tails," returned Mrs. Bernard: "they are much more nimble, too, than the other species."

From Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side by Vaux, Frances Bowyer

Both male and female are distinguished from their congeners by the length and forkedness of their tails.

From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert