. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. THE SAND MAIiTIN. 147. own, witli a strong bciluw. i IJritiiin, and 'Sh. is of o])iniiin tliat /, tlie brood niiglit .ingston. I diminutive form, any spot wlicro it is than five inclies tint of the entire ") groat uniformity ace is ])ur(; wliite, hest. The youii;,' -white tips of tin 'es liazel. ght to Ito utterly IS good a tunncl- i(h'rable depth in ^ excavators. Tlio 5 exponcknl in tlio fter soils, and tlio aking down. In a railway-cutting' material. It lias laltic cliifs of tlie ig only
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. THE SAND MAIiTIN. 147. own, witli a strong bciluw. i IJritiiin, and 'Sh. is of o])iniiin tliat /, tlie brood niiglit .ingston. I diminutive form, any spot wlicro it is than five inclies tint of the entire ") groat uniformity ace is ])ur(; wliite, hest. The youii;,' -white tips of tin 'es liazel. ght to Ito utterly IS good a tunncl- i(h'rable depth in ^ excavators. Tlio 5 exponcknl in tlio fter soils, and tlio aking down. In a railway-cutting' material. It lias laltic cliifs of tlie ig only eigliteen it. During some hire, I generally le eggs, provided tlm intervention â iip[iroa(;h to tlie 1,... foot âââ luuia 'l*L's â;' r^sisSf ^^rS ;i "⢠h »«s sropmg for tho eggs at tho âf il,â Luprcw ' ° "'° ""'" '""'^ v tlie roof of its burrow with (â 4ual facility, and traverses the liiiincl with singular case and I'apidity. This bird is not very readily sa- tisfied with a locality, and being in !io wise sparing of its labour, will often dig three or four holes before it will make a final settlement. As 1ms been already mentioned, the burrows are generally straight unless turned out of their com'se by some impediment, but in all eases they are slightly glol)ular at the where the nest is deposited, and slope gently up- wards, so that the eggs and young be inundated by rain. The Sand Martin is very gregarious in ils habits, and crowds its burrows lime'^iS^'^VSiapfthc^nliit^^ honey-combed by these persevering lion, asTt is quite com 1^ '.^ *'' ^'^' 'f may have sonu. influence on this renidnder is left deserved " ""' ^'"'^ '^ " ^""''^ ''""'"^''^ ''^'^' »i«ân,âi,i,,i, 7â â ' -'. a i^z t°o':; , ifs":'⢠ss/." r"â¢"'"--"?"»- «. Please note that these images are extracted f
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