. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. THE BARN SWALLOW. 87 You have read already about the mud nests of the swallows; in them the young are fed, and from them the young are coaxed by their parents to try their wings. They fly only a short distance at first, their parents flying past them, calling and showing them how easy it is. Soon the wings of the little ones grow stronger, and before many days the young are skilful enough in the air to take food from their parents while they are flying. This is one of the prettiest sights to be seen in Bird World. T
. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. THE BARN SWALLOW. 87 You have read already about the mud nests of the swallows; in them the young are fed, and from them the young are coaxed by their parents to try their wings. They fly only a short distance at first, their parents flying past them, calling and showing them how easy it is. Soon the wings of the little ones grow stronger, and before many days the young are skilful enough in the air to take food from their parents while they are flying. This is one of the prettiest sights to be seen in Bird World. The parent gives a note which means " Come on, have something for ; The young bird flies toward the old one, and as they meet both fly upward, their bills touch, and the food passes from one to the other. Wonderful wings swallows have, and wonderfully skilful and graceful is their flight. Backward and for- ward they pass, now with a sudden turn to the side, or a little upward one over a hedge, turning corners, slip- ping between men and horses, all without an Fig. — 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 Stickney, J. H. (Jenny H. ), b. 1840; Hoffmann, Ralph, b. 1870; Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. Boston : Ginn
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