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Pictures of Bird Life 



The Swallows nest in every eowshed and barn around, 

 and also inider all the New lii^'er bridges, where thev are 

 particularly safe from molestation. 



In Spain tlie Swallows nest freely in the rafters of tlie 

 rooms, instead of outside and in tlie ehinmeys, as with us. 

 Entering one day an ^Vndalusian ■' ])()sada." or wayside inn, 

 several Swallows were (juietly sitting on their nests just over 

 the head of the brown and sun-dried liost. I photographed 

 one perching on a nail projecting from tlie whitewashed 

 wall of the '' patio "' of the British Consul's house at Bonanza, 

 the small port at the mouth of the Guadalquivir. 



In this country it is the Martins which chicfiy frequent 

 human habitations, but always outside under the caACs. Here 

 they build up, pellet by pellet, a curious, o^'ell-like abode 

 of mud. and line it j)rofiisely with feathers and a few straws. 



Hkn Reed-bl'nting (Eiiibciisa schaniciits) feeding young. 



