6o Bird Life Stories 



forward through the ambient space at great elevations, and 

 yet scarcely moving its wings. Now and then it is heard to 

 utter, in a hurried manner, a sound Hke tsip-tsip-tsip-tsee-tsee. 

 It is never seen to alight but in hollow trees or chimneys, and 

 appears always most gay and active in wet and gloomy 

 weather. 



Geographical Distribution 



The Chimney Swift is found in summer as far north as Labrador 

 and the fur countries; west as far as the region of the plains. In 

 autumn it migrates southward and passes the winter in Central 

 America- 



