. Home life in bird-land [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. r 1'. f ! 1 i; f 124 Church Birds. Tile Swift. Swallow, and Martin all seem to prefer a elinreh as a convenient nesting-site. The Hrst-nientioned makes its nest on a small shelf or led^'e under the eaves of the roof, or it will enter the bell-tower and make its home in any convenient nook or corner there. On some old ehnrehes rows of Martins' nests may some- times he seen, and tlie twittering' birds make the ancient buildin«>- still more attractixe with their merry music. A most remarkable incident happened in a church in which an uncle
. Home life in bird-land [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. r 1'. f ! 1 i; f 124 Church Birds. Tile Swift. Swallow, and Martin all seem to prefer a elinreh as a convenient nesting-site. The Hrst-nientioned makes its nest on a small shelf or led^'e under the eaves of the roof, or it will enter the bell-tower and make its home in any convenient nook or corner there. On some old ehnrehes rows of Martins' nests may some- times he seen, and tlie twittering' birds make the ancient buildin«>- still more attractixe with their merry music. A most remarkable incident happened in a church in which an uncle of mine was preachinjr. Two Swallows had fotmd their way into the church, and during the sin^in^ of a hynm and the first part of the service, these two little unwelcome ^niests sat contentedly on the or^^an- pipes. When my uncle rose to preach, however, these two Swallows left their perches and all throu^di the sermon fluttered round the head of the preacher! The old folk present, a little ^n\en to superstition, said it was a bad omen : they did not like the look of the binis. and all said it was a warning- that something was ^oin^ to hapi)en. The next morning-, while my uncle '^jiS^i-L!." â¢-â >^-. 'JiJ«: :sF "^^^^^i. 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 Pike, Oliver G. (Oliver Gregory), b. 1877. Toronto : Musson
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