. British birds. Birds. NOTES. 355 Kent, was a glass ceiling protector of the usual type, , a circular shade like an inverted soup plate. On this a pair of Swallows [Hirundo rustica) last year built their nest and were successful in rearing two broods. When the young were Hedged and clamoured for food, it was an extraordinary sight to see how the shade would swing about, and, owing to the weight being on one side, would often reach an angle at which it became quite dangerous for the occupants of the nest. It is an interesting fact that, in spite of the slippery nature. Nest of Swallow buil
. British birds. Birds. NOTES. 355 Kent, was a glass ceiling protector of the usual type, , a circular shade like an inverted soup plate. On this a pair of Swallows [Hirundo rustica) last year built their nest and were successful in rearing two broods. When the young were Hedged and clamoured for food, it was an extraordinary sight to see how the shade would swing about, and, owing to the weight being on one side, would often reach an angle at which it became quite dangerous for the occupants of the nest. It is an interesting fact that, in spite of the slippery nature. Nest of Swallow built v;pon a glass gas shade. of the glass on which the nest is built, it appears to be very securely fixed. The nest, a photograph of which is here reproduced, was exhibited by me at the February (1908) meeting of the British Ornithologists'' Club. Stephen J. White. MARTIN'S NEST BUILT ON A WINDOW-PANE. Mr. J. Milne, since deceased (August 6th, 1906), when I visited him in 1905, showed me a house at Auchenblae (Tay) where a Martin {Chelidon urbica) had built its nest against a flat pane of glass. He obtained leave to take possession of the pane of glass and the nest attached, and carefully cut out the pane, and replaced it by another. In his own house he had a stone niche, in the corner of which another Martin had placed its. 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 London, Witherby & Co
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