OUR PRICELESS SWALLOWS 



driver of a horse, and in every way be considerate, in 

 view of the peril to life and limb which he is creating. 

 Machines are impracticable in the country for at least 

 half the year, and people living there are compelled 

 to keep horses. Were all aiitoists gentlemen like this 

 one just mentioned, people in the country would not 

 be put to as much inconvenience and danger as at 

 present they suffer, many, especially women and chil- 

 dren, being afraid to drive or ride out, and thus are 

 compelled to stay at home. 



There is another swallow, similar in appearance and 

 habits to the Bank Swallow, which is not so well known 

 — the Rough-winged Swallow. They are not often 

 seen north of the Middle States and are common only 

 in the West. At a distance they are distinguishable 

 from the Bank Swallow mainly by being a little larger 

 and having uniformly dark under-parts. Frequently 

 they nest on the timbers under bridges, or in crevices 

 of abutments, although they also nest like the Bank 

 Swallow. Even Audubon did not distinguish them 

 from Bank Swallows until he happened to shoot some 

 specimens. So it will be well to watch for them among 

 the supposed Bank Swallows, and some day we may 

 add this rather rare bird to our list. 



Some people call the Tree Swallow the Martin, but 

 the genuine Martin is the Purple Martin, a larger 

 species, the male of which is entirely of a dark glossy 

 steel-blue color, the female duller, and paler below. 

 They are beautiful and useful birds, but unfortunately 



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