THE ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW. 



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rapid change. The birds are adjusting themselves readily to the new condi- 

 tions brought in by civilization, and are steadily increasing in numbers. In 

 many localities in the middle and southern portions of the state they may be 

 reckoned, after the Barns, our commonest Swallows. 



Taken near Sugar Grove. Photo by the Author. 



ROUGH-WINGED SW.\LL0WS HAVE AN EYE TO BEAUTY 



A PAIR OF THE BIRDS ARE NESTING IN ONE OF THE CRANNIES JUST ABOVE THE CENTER. 



