. The British bird book . t; ^HIS bird is even moreplentiful in many districtsthan the swallow, from which it can be easily distinguishedby its shorter tail, and more especially by the snow-whitehue of the belly and the hinder part of the back. In generalhabits it is very similar to it, and the two may be seenhawking in company together, very often in considerablenumbers. As its name implies, the House Martin is very muchattached to human habitations, under the eaves of which itbuilds its cup-shaped nest. The walls are made of mud,sometimes collected from the edges of puddles in the roads,some
. The British bird book . t; ^HIS bird is even moreplentiful in many districtsthan the swallow, from which it can be easily distinguishedby its shorter tail, and more especially by the snow-whitehue of the belly and the hinder part of the back. In generalhabits it is very similar to it, and the two may be seenhawking in company together, very often in considerablenumbers. As its name implies, the House Martin is very muchattached to human habitations, under the eaves of which itbuilds its cup-shaped nest. The walls are made of mud,sometimes collected from the edges of puddles in the roads,sometimes from worm-casts on the lawn, and thoroughly kneaded together ..^^^^^S so as to form. 93
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