EGGS AND EGG-COLLECTING. 



BY R. KEARTON. 



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THE CARRION CROW. 



N an average this bird lays four 

 or five eggs of a grey-green 

 colour, blotched and spotted with 

 a smoky brown. In some in- 

 stances, like those of the Rook, 

 they are found quite blue, minus 

 spots. The nest is situated at 

 the tops of trees in woods or 

 plantations, and is composed of 

 sticks like those of most birds, 

 using the larger for the outside, 

 the smaller for the inside, which 

 is plastered with mud, clay or 

 cow - dung, lined with wool, 

 horse and cow-hair. 



THE SWALLOW. 



I HAVE observed that the Swal- 

 low's favourite nesting-place is 

 amongst the rafters of cow-barns, 

 stables, and out-houses of a simi- 

 lar nature. Nests may be found 

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