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bill in Thuringia— Bullfinch— Schools at Hesse and Fulda for 

 Training Bullfinches — Natural Intelligence of the Bird— Bullfinch 

 commits Depredations in Gardens 2GG 



CHAPTER X. 



The Swallow Tribe — Pleasing Associations connected with Coming 

 of Swallows — Graceful Movements of Common Swallow — Great 

 Value to us in destroying Insect Tribe — Autumnal I\ligTation — 

 Chattering, and Chirping, and Call-notes of Birds, understood by 

 each other — Rapid Flight of Swallow Tribe — Nest and Building 

 Places of Common Swallow — Martin — Sand Martin— Swift : pro- 

 bably the Swallow mentioned by David — Oriental Type in Heraldry 

 —Short Stay in our Island 325 



