uhave a good view of it in the picture, for it is quite expanded, and shows thetwo white spots beneath. Her eyes project, and are no doubt very terrible to the insect world. Shecatches her prey as she flies, with her wide gaping mouth. Her throat is. THE SWALLOW. 55 often full of clusters of flies… … SWALLOWS. The swallow has been called a mason bird, because her nest is usually^ made of moist earth or clay. But she always makes a comfortable bed offeathers for the little ones to rest upon. 56 STOJ^JES ABOUT BIRDS. There are five kinds of swallows that come to us in the summer. Thereis the…
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