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gether with cherry-gum, on the side of a smoky chimney. 

 It seems almost unnatural for birds to breed in such a 

 place, and these swallows originally, doubtless, nested on 

 the vertical sides of cliffs. 



When not addled, eggs should be " blown" as soon as 

 collected, as they are not so liable to be broken with the con- 



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tents removed. They should be carefully packed in small 

 boxes of cotton, bran, or sawdust. If packed and carried 

 before being blown, their weight causes them to work 

 through the packing. In coming in contact, indentations 

 are made, and eggs are ruined for cabinet specimens. All 

 eggs should be blown with one circular hole in the side, 



