. Bird-songs about Worcester. By Harry Leverett Nelson, Birds; Birdsongs. 66 BIRD-SONGS ABOUT WORCESTER. middle of the sand-bank, which it reaches by long subterranean passages which it has excavated for itself. The purple-martin (^progne pui'purea)^ the largest and handsomest of the swal- lows, for some inexplicable reason seems to be rather uncommon about Worcester. Whether this is any wise due to the ad- vent of the English sparrow, with which perhaps this bird would be most apt to clash by reason of its similar breeding habits, I am unable to Please note that these images are ex
. Bird-songs about Worcester. By Harry Leverett Nelson, Birds; Birdsongs. 66 BIRD-SONGS ABOUT WORCESTER. middle of the sand-bank, which it reaches by long subterranean passages which it has excavated for itself. The purple-martin (^progne pui'purea)^ the largest and handsomest of the swal- lows, for some inexplicable reason seems to be rather uncommon about Worcester. Whether this is any wise due to the ad- vent of the English sparrow, with which perhaps this bird would be most apt to clash by reason of its similar breeding habits, I am unable to 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 Nelson, Harry Leverett, 1858-1889. Boston, Little, Brown and Company
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