. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE LESSER TERN. viduals of the same species, it is seen flying slowly along, some fifteen or twenty feet above the surfiice of a shallow sake of the insects disturbed by his movements. During the sum- mer months, the shingle, on a sunny beach, is haunted by myriads of sluggish flies, which rarely take wing unless thus disturbed. That the Chimney Swallow often accompanies the traveller for this object, I have no doubt; as I have seen them fly to and fi-o before me, darting in among the swarming flies, and so intent in their chase, as to pass within a few
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE LESSER TERN. viduals of the same species, it is seen flying slowly along, some fifteen or twenty feet above the surfiice of a shallow sake of the insects disturbed by his movements. During the sum- mer months, the shingle, on a sunny beach, is haunted by myriads of sluggish flies, which rarely take wing unless thus disturbed. That the Chimney Swallow often accompanies the traveller for this object, I have no doubt; as I have seen them fly to and fi-o before me, darting in among the swarming flies, and so intent in their chase, as to pass within a few yards of my feet every time they crossed my 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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