. Bird neighbors. An introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes . ■■** .^ .* ^^ i f^tf«- —-t. V*. ^^( LI CHEM^TET Life-size. DUSKY, GRAY, AND SLATE-COLORED BIRDS Chimney Swift (Cbcetura pelagica) Swift family Called also: CHIMNEY SWALLOW; AMERICAN SWIFT Length—5 to inches. About an inch shorter than the Eng-lish sparrow. Long wings make its length appear greater. Male and Female—Deep sooty gray; throat of a trifle lighter extend an inch and a half beyond the even tail, whichhas sharply poi
. Bird neighbors. An introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes . ■■** .^ .* ^^ i f^tf«- —-t. V*. ^^( LI CHEM^TET Life-size. DUSKY, GRAY, AND SLATE-COLORED BIRDS Chimney Swift (Cbcetura pelagica) Swift family Called also: CHIMNEY SWALLOW; AMERICAN SWIFT Length—5 to inches. About an inch shorter than the Eng-lish sparrow. Long wings make its length appear greater. Male and Female—Deep sooty gray; throat of a trifle lighter extend an inch and a half beyond the even tail, whichhas sharply pointed and very elastic quills, that serve as are muscular, and have exceedingly sharp claws. Range—Peculiar to North America east of the Rockies, and fromLabrador to Panama. Migrations—April. September or October. Common summerresident. The chimney swift is, properly speaking, not a swallow atall, though chimney swallow is its more popular name. Rowingtowards the roof of your house, as if it used first one wing, thenthe other, its flight, while swift and powerful, is stiif and mechan-ical, unlike the swallows, and its entire aspect suggests a
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