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NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE. 



O'Hara's hall against the roof. Had he known European swallows, 

 would he not have mentioned the species ? 



The house-swallow washes by dropping into the water as it flies: 

 this species appears commonly about a week before the house- 

 martin, and about ten or twelve days before the swift. 



In 1772 there were young house-martins in their nest till 

 October 23rd. 



The swift appears about ten or twelve days later than the house- 

 swallow : viz., about the 24th or 26th April. 



Whin-chats and stone-chatters stay with us the whole year. 3 

 Some wheat-ears continue with us the winter through. 

 Wag-tails, all sorts, remain with us all the winter. 4 

 Bullfinches, when fed on hempseed, often become wholly black. 

 W T e have vast flocks of female chaffinches all the winter, with 

 hardly any males among them. 



