. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. i^' Nl| i. 234 CHIMNEY SWALLOW. when the loaves began to appear on the trees, and about the niidtUe of September they were seen entering the tree for the last time; but there is no information hero of their being seen at any time (luring winter either witliin or around the tree. This moist iuij) tree with some remains of its ancient companions lying around was of a growth i)receding that of the lu-igh- boring forest. Near it and even out of its mouldering ruins grow thrifty trees of a
. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. i^' Nl| i. 234 CHIMNEY SWALLOW. when the loaves began to appear on the trees, and about the niidtUe of September they were seen entering the tree for the last time; but there is no information hero of their being seen at any time (luring winter either witliin or around the tree. This moist iuij) tree with some remains of its ancient companions lying around was of a growth i)receding that of the lu-igh- boring forest. Near it and even out of its mouldering ruins grow thrifty trees of a size which indicate two or three hiiiidnd y«'ars of ;* Such are tlu usual roosting places of the (.'himney Swallow in the more thinly settled parts of the country, in towns, however, they are differently situated, and it is matter of curif>sity to observe that they fro(iuently select the court-house chimney for their j^riieral place of • lUrrit'a Journal, p. 18U. « ,. 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 Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Canino, Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, Prince de. Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
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