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The Falcon-like Birds 



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very ' swallow-like,' and that, with their forked tails, makes them look like 

 gigantic Barn Swallows ; and like the Chimney Swifts they have a habit of travel- 

 ing together in small companies, usually consisting of three individuals, espe- 

 cially when they first return from the south. During the breeding season flocks 

 consisting of from two or three to ten or twelve birds, but oftener of three, may 



