. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . t, andappeared to invite it to go with them. The Swallows, so long as anyremained, came every day to it; and when they had all disappearedit became tolerably tranquil. Miss Boldero was extremely anxiousto preserve it through the winter, and though aware of the diflScultyshe should have in
. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . t, andappeared to invite it to go with them. The Swallows, so long as anyremained, came every day to it; and when they had all disappearedit became tolerably tranquil. Miss Boldero was extremely anxiousto preserve it through the winter, and though aware of the diflScultyshe should have in feeding it through that season, resolved to makethe attempt. On the 9th of October, however, after she had fed it asusual, and had left it in apparent health and vigor, she had the morti-fication, on rfcturriing to her chamber, to find it dead. The cause ofits death she was unable to ascertain; but she imagined that the birdmight have been inadvertently struck by the servant, whilst she wascleaning the room. THE MARTIN. About the 16th of April these birds begin to appear, and generallyfor some tmie they pay no attention to the business of nidification,but play and sport about, either to recruit themselves from the fatigueof their journey, or else that their blood may recover its true toua THE tmi H^RTCX. and texture, after having been so long benumbed by tie severities of the winter. Towards the middle of May, if the weather be fine, the Martin begins to think of providing a mansion for its 0imily. The crust or shell of its r est seems to be formed of such rtirt or loam as is most readily toet with ; and it is tempered and wrought together Avith little nieces of brokea straws, to render it tough and tenacious. As this bird often builds againstu perpendicular wall, without anyprojecting ledge under, its utmost efforts are necessary to get theJrst foundation firmlv fixed, so as to carry safely the this occasion the bird not only clings with its claws,
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