. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . eh,tt iy J. T. Ktmn A PAIR OF WRENS nearly i •ry ivhere as tht ** Kitty ■ Jenny Wren. fhbio by Scholastic Photo, Co. COMMON WRENS, WITH NEST BUILT INPHEASANTS SKELETON In ivtncer -wmns hwve a custom of seeking some hole or other convenien!shelter and huddling together in small parties for the sake of ivarmth turning and twisting with the greatestspeed and precision. All have very shortbeaks and wide mouths, long wings andtails, and small and weak feet. A large number build their nests ofmud, collected in small pellets
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . eh,tt iy J. T. Ktmn A PAIR OF WRENS nearly i •ry ivhere as tht ** Kitty ■ Jenny Wren. fhbio by Scholastic Photo, Co. COMMON WRENS, WITH NEST BUILT INPHEASANTS SKELETON In ivtncer -wmns hwve a custom of seeking some hole or other convenien!shelter and huddling together in small parties for the sake of ivarmth turning and twisting with the greatestspeed and precision. All have very shortbeaks and wide mouths, long wings andtails, and small and weak feet. A large number build their nests ofmud, collected in small pellets and heldtogether by the secretion of the salivaryglands. These nests are commonly moreor less cup-shaped, and fastened underthe eaves of dwelling-houses or otherbuildings, or placed on a convenientbeam or other ledge. The Red-RLMPEDSwallows and Fairy Martins—speciesenjoying an enormous distribution,being found in India, Africa, America,and Australia — build verj- large flask-shaped nests, ha\ing the entrance pro-duced into a funnel often eight ornine inches in length. Others, like theSaxI)-M.\RTI\, exca\-ate long tunnels, ter-minating in larger chambe
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