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in sand rock, or in other convenient places. They are often 

 found in large colonies. 



The Barn Swallow has a beautifully steel-blue back, a 

 deeply forked tail, is rich brown below with an alnust brick- 

 red throat. Its nest looks like a quarter of a hollow sphere, 

 and is attached to rafters and beams in barns and stables. 



FIG. 7. BARN SWALLOW. 



The Cliff Swallow generally builds a gourd-shaped nest 

 with an opening in the neck. In settled districts, the nests 

 are often placed in rows under the eaves of barns. In wild 

 districts the birds are compelled to build under cliffs which 

 formed their original homes. This swallow is also steel- 



