. The bird, its form and function . ^ miles an hour. Anapparently well-authenticated record of a swallows flightat Antwerp is as follows: A gentleman arranged a flightof homing pigeons from Compiegne to Antwerp,—a dis-tance of one hundred and forty-eight miles,—and with thepigeons he Uberated a swallow captured on her nest underthe eaves of his house in Antwerp. The swallow, which. aq 35^ The Bird was marked for identification, covered the distance inone hour and eight minutes, or at the extraordinary speedof about two miles and three hundred yards per first pigeon to arrive took fo
. The bird, its form and function . ^ miles an hour. Anapparently well-authenticated record of a swallows flightat Antwerp is as follows: A gentleman arranged a flightof homing pigeons from Compiegne to Antwerp,—a dis-tance of one hundred and forty-eight miles,—and with thepigeons he Uberated a swallow captured on her nest underthe eaves of his house in Antwerp. The swallow, which. aq 35^ The Bird was marked for identification, covered the distance inone hour and eight minutes, or at the extraordinary speedof about two miles and three hundred yards per first pigeon to arrive took four hours and a quarterto make tlie journey.
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