. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. <?^ THE SAN^D MAETIK HIRUNDO RIPARIA. All the upper parts, cheeks, and a broad bar on the breast, mouse-colour ; throat, fore part of the neck, abdomen, and under tail-coverts white; legs and feet naked with the exception of a few small feathers near the insertion of the hind toe ; tail forked, rather short. Length five inches. Eggs pure white. While all the other British species of Swallow resort from choice to the haunts of man, the Sand or Bank Martin is indifferent about the matter. Provided that it can find a convenient place for
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. <?^ THE SAN^D MAETIK HIRUNDO RIPARIA. All the upper parts, cheeks, and a broad bar on the breast, mouse-colour ; throat, fore part of the neck, abdomen, and under tail-coverts white; legs and feet naked with the exception of a few small feathers near the insertion of the hind toe ; tail forked, rather short. Length five inches. Eggs pure white. While all the other British species of Swallow resort from choice to the haunts of man, the Sand or Bank Martin is indifferent about the matter. Provided that it can find a convenient place for excavating its nest, other considerations are omitted. It is said to he partial to the vicinity of water, but even this selection is rather to be attributed to the accidental circumstance that perjDendi- cular cliffs often have rivers running at their base, than to any decided preference shown by the bird for such situations. Eailway cuttings carried through a sandy- district offer, perhaps, equal attraction ; and it is probable. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874; Wolf; Wymper. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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