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damp and rain into the thatclicd root's of stacks and 

 cottages l)v ])ullin<>' out the straws. AVlierever food is to 

 be found SpaiTo\\s are certain to be there, eager for 

 their share. 



Is there a good rise of INIay-fly on tlic trout stream ? 



Nest of Carrion-crow {Corviis coroiie) 



In competition witli the Swifts and Swallows, which gyrate 

 on untiring wings, and sweep so gracefidly to meet the 

 gauzy flutterers above the water they have so recently 

 left, are numerous Sparrows ; despite their thick-set clumsy 

 bodies and short wings, they too attempt the difficult 

 feat, and e\en try awkwardly to pick them from the 



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