grass and feathers. Sometimes 
it is placed in a chimney, some- 
times under the eaves of a house, 
sometimes on the side of a cliff 
or in the shaft of a deserted mine, 
but always in some situation which 
offers protection against the wind 
and the rain. There are two or 
even three broods in 
the course of the 
season, each consist- 
ing, as a rule, of five 
= 
little ones, the eggs 
from which they are 
hatched being pure 
— 
es 
white in colour, 
speckled with brown 
and dark red. 
