Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Cassell and company, ltd. · leaf 260
rear their young year by yearon sandhills near the sea. A curious factin regard to this matter is that the birds atRavenglass all appear to fly inland in searchof food for their offspring. The nest is made of sedges, rushes, reeds,and dead grass, and the eg^s, generallynumbering two or three, are… … The Swallow THIS familiar bird is frequently referredto as the Barn or Chimney Swallow,on account of its habit of building insidebarns and the chimneys of old houses. Youwill have no difficulty in distinguishing itfrom either the swift, house martin, or sandmartin if you remember that it has a…
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