. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. THE EDIBLE SWALLOW.' 633 When first made, these nests are very white and delicate in their aspect, and in that condition are extremely valuable, being sold at an extravagant price to the Chinese. They soon darken by use and exposure, and are not fit for the purposes of the table until they have been cleaned and bleached. These nests are found in Borneo, J'ava, etc., and are extremely local, being confined to certain spots. The birds aWays choose the sides o
. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. THE EDIBLE SWALLOW.' 633 When first made, these nests are very white and delicate in their aspect, and in that condition are extremely valuable, being sold at an extravagant price to the Chinese. They soon darken by use and exposure, and are not fit for the purposes of the table until they have been cleaned and bleached. These nests are found in Borneo, J'ava, etc., and are extremely local, being confined to certain spots. The birds aWays choose the sides of deep cavernous precipices, so that the task of obtain- ing the nests is extremely dangerous. They are attached to the perpendicular rocks much as the ordinary mud-built swallow- nests, and are generally arranged in horizontal layers. The cav- erns in which the nests are placed are extremely-valuable, and are preserved with jealous care from any Edible Swallow. One of these nests in my own collection is shaped much like one of the halves of a bivalve shell, and is thick at the base where it was attached to the rock, diminishing toward the extremity. On the outside-it has a very shelly appearance, being made in regular layers, whose edges are as distinct as those-of the oyster- shell but which have a double and not a single curve. In shape. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). New York : Harper & Brothers
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