barn swallow vs sparrow

barn swallow

noun
  • Hirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. 

sparrow

noun
  • A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds. 

  • The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers. 

  • A member of the family Emberizidae, comprising small New World songbirds. 

  • Generically, any small, nondescript bird. 

  • A quick-witted, lively person. 

How often have the words barn swallow and sparrow occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )