Five hundred fascinating animal stories, with numerous colored plates, illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., etc., ect.

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Title: Five hundred fascinating animal stories, with numerous colored plates, illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., etc., ect.
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry), 1848-1929
Subjects: Animal behavior Zoology
Publisher: New York, The Christian herald
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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tnessedby Mr. Gavan Inglis. But not only do the swallows co-operate for the purposes of war; Mr. Inglis was a witnessof another effort of combination. It happened that a pairof swallows had built a nest in the corner of one of his windows,in which they had hatched five offspring. The parent birds fellvictims to a sportsmans gun and Mr. Inglis contemplated anattempt to rear the family himself. This, however, provedunnecessary. In a very short time a number of swallowscame and inspected the bereaved dwelling, apparently notingthe condition of the house as well as the brood. A supplyof food was immediately brought, and the next morning thekindly offices were renewed and thenceforward continueduntil the young were able to provide for themselves. Remark-able as these incidents are they are not singular, for bothhave been known to occur more than once. The House The House Martin is characterized by a whiteMartin. Sp0t above his tail which adds to the prettiness No. 16 MILES NATURAL HISTORY.
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THE FINCHES. 275 of his appearance in flight. The summer residence of thisagreeable bird is universally among the habitations of man,who, having no interest in its destruction, and derivingconsiderable advantage as well as amusement from itscompany, is generally its friend and protector. The Martin inhabits America as well as Europe, and is aparticular favourite wherever it takes up his abode. I neverknew but one man, says Wilson, who disliked the Martins,and would not permit them to settle about his house: thiswas a penurious, close-fisted German, who hated them, be-cause, as he said, they eat his peas I told him he cer-tainly must be mistaken, as I never knew an instance ofMartins eating peas; but he replied with coolness, that he hadmany times seen them himself Maying near the hive, and goingschnip schnap? by which I understood that it was his bees thatwere the sufferers; and the charge could not be denied.The Sand The Sand Martin is the smallest of the BritishMartin, swallows and

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