THE MARTIN. 



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Another pair of birds came to a nest close by, and tried to do the same. 

 But the little ones were too large and heavy, and they could not, with all their 

 efforts, get them out. So they gave up the idea of using the nest for a home, 

 and made it instead into a tomb, by sealing up the hole with clay. 



THE MARTIX. 



The martins are a very numerous family, and are found almost every- 

 where. Their flight is not quite so swift as that of the swallow, but the two 

 birds fly about together, and their habits are just alike. 



For some days after the young martins have left the nest, they fly about 

 and are fed by their parents. And sometimes they do not seem inclined to 



