. St. Nicholas [serial] . ss or feather on the the male who nested in my yard lastsummer brought a feather which was too longto be carried in crosswise of the hole, his matewould try to seize it from him; but, no! hemust do it himself, so off he would go, only toreturn time after time until finally successful. This box-house had a hinged lid or roof, sothat it was possible to take a peep inside everyday or two and see what was going on. Be-ginning about June 16, five snow-white eggswere laid on the softest and coziest of nests,made almost wholly of white pigeons feathers,which were
. St. Nicholas [serial] . ss or feather on the the male who nested in my yard lastsummer brought a feather which was too longto be carried in crosswise of the hole, his matewould try to seize it from him; but, no! hemust do it himself, so off he would go, only toreturn time after time until finally successful. This box-house had a hinged lid or roof, sothat it was possible to take a peep inside everyday or two and see what was going on. Be-ginning about June 16, five snow-white eggswere laid on the softest and coziest of nests,made almost wholly of white pigeons feathers,which were arched up at the sides so as to al-most cover the eggs. Then about July 1 theyoung began to hatch. An egg which provedto be bad was kicked to one side, but the shellsof the others were carefully removed. Theyoung birds when a week old squeak whenhandled and often surprise you by the strengthwith which they cling to your fingers. Theycan support their weight by holding on withone foot. But most remarkable of all are their. THE BOX OPENED, SHOWING THE MALE SWALLOWREADY TO FEED HIS HUNGRY BROOD. 1902.] NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 845
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