226 BEACH GRASS 



when insects are sluggish, if one walks through a 

 meadow these delightful birds will circle close by 

 to seize the insects put up from the grass. 



It is probable that both the spirit of play and 

 the pursuit of insects are combined in these dis- 

 plays of swallow activity, but at times it seems as 

 if play were the over-ruling factor. 



