Representative measurements (in mm; mass in g) of 3 subspecies of Purple Martins (from Behle 1968). Data shown as mean ± SD (range; n).

P. s. subisP. s. arboricolaP. s. hesperia
Wing length
Male144.2 ± 3.3 (134.3–151.9; 49)150.1 ± 2.4 (146.0–155.7; 31)139.5 ± 3.8 (132.0–146.5; 22)
Female141.0 ± 3.0 (136.1–146.4; 34)145.6 ± 3.1 (141.1–154.1; 17)136.4 ± 2.5 (132.6–140.2; 14)
Tail length
Male71.4 ± 2.5 (65.4–76.5; 49)74.8 ± 2.7 (70.0–79.7; 31)69.2 ± 2.4 (64.6–73.8; 22)
Female69.2 ± 3.2 (64.4–75.7; 34)70.7 ± 2.9 (66.2–77.7; 17)68.6 ± 2.0 (65.4–72.1; 15)
Exposed culmen length
Male11.4 ± 0.7 (10.0–12.8; 49)11.7 ± 0.6 (10.8–13.5; 30)11.4 ± 0.5 (10.0–12.0; 21)
Female11.2 ± 0.5 (10.0–12.5; 34)11.5 ± 0.5 (10.8–12.5; 17)11.2 ± 0.7 (10.0–12.5; 15)
Length of bill from nostril
Male8.8 ± 0.3 (8.3–9.4; 49)9.1 ± 0.5 (8.0–10.1; 26)8.7 ± 0.3 (7.8–9.3; 21)
Female8.7 ± 0.4 (7.9–9.4; 34)8.9 ± 0.5 (8.0–9.5; 15)8.7 ± 0.5 (8.2–9.6; 13)
Bill width
Male8.2 ± 0.6 (6.9–9.6; 49)8.8 ± 0.7 (7.5–10.4; 25)8.2 ± 0.4 (7.4–9.0; 22)
Female8.5 ± 0.6 (7.5–9.9; 34)8.6 ± 0.3 (8.0–9.6; 15)8.4 ± 0.6 (7.6–9.6; 13)
Tarsus length
Male15.6 ± 0.9 (14.3–18.2; 48)15.7 ± 1.2 (14.2–19.5; 30)16.1 ± 0.8 (15.0–17.4; 22)
Female15.4 ± 0.7 (13.5–16.6; 33)15.9 ± 1.3 (14.3–19.0; 15)15.4 ± 0.7 (14.4–17.1; 13)
Mass (g)
Male54.459.146.2