. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . THE BIRD BOOK. be seen to, one at a time, dive headforemost into tlie tops o£ cliinineys. The nest is made of small twigs firmly glued to the sides of the chim- ■ ■ ney, or tree, and to each other. with the glutinous saliva of the -^ y^ bird, making a narrow semi-circle ^ platform for the reception of White their three to five white eggs which are depositedin May or June: size .75 x .50. t21-. Vattxs Swift. Chtviura vauxi. Range.—Western Unite
. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . THE BIRD BOOK. be seen to, one at a time, dive headforemost into tlie tops o£ cliinineys. The nest is made of small twigs firmly glued to the sides of the chim- ■ ■ ney, or tree, and to each other. with the glutinous saliva of the -^ y^ bird, making a narrow semi-circle ^ platform for the reception of White their three to five white eggs which are depositedin May or June: size .75 x .50. t21-. Vattxs Swift. Chtviura vauxi. Range.—Western United States, chiefly west ofthe Rockies; breeding north to British Columbia,and wintering south of the United States. Similar to the last but smaller(length inches), and paler incolor, fading to white on thethroat. The habits of this spe-cies are like those of the east-ern Chimney Swift, except thatthe majority of tjiese species stillcontinue to use hollow trees asnesting places. The eggs are just like those ofthe last bird.
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectbirds, bookyear1914
