. British birds. Birds. 856 BRITISH BIRDS. nest—the one in the top corner shown in the photograph. In order to show the normal position of Martins' nests, and the abnormal one upon the pane of glass, he fixed up the latter beside the former—and this is well depicted in the photograph, which was taken by Mr. Norrie in my presence. J. A. Nests of House-Martin—the one in the corner built in a normal position; the other on a pane of glass. (From a Photograph lent by Mr. J. A. Harvie-Brown.) [Nests placed in abnormal positions, and made of unusual materials are always interesting, an
. British birds. Birds. 856 BRITISH BIRDS. nest—the one in the top corner shown in the photograph. In order to show the normal position of Martins' nests, and the abnormal one upon the pane of glass, he fixed up the latter beside the former—and this is well depicted in the photograph, which was taken by Mr. Norrie in my presence. J. A. Nests of House-Martin—the one in the corner built in a normal position; the other on a pane of glass. (From a Photograph lent by Mr. J. A. Harvie-Brown.) [Nests placed in abnormal positions, and made of unusual materials are always interesting, and occasionally they are something more than this, as when they draw attention to details that have hitherto escaped observation under normal circumstances. The two photographs herewith subjoined well illustrate this point. One cannot help wondering how these birds managed to lay the foundations of such nests, and how afterwards the completed structures retained their hold. We. 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 London, Witherby & Co
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