The House-Martin 



( Ckelidon urbica ) LlNKdSUS. 



MALE, FEMALE, NEST, AND EGGS. 



(JT~*HIS species is easily recognised by its conspicuous white rump, which is 

 clearly seen when the bird is flying, and which acts as a capital recognition 

 mark, and readily separates it from the other British Hirundinidce. 



The nest, composed of mud lined with a little grass and feathers, is 

 fixed to the wall beneath some projecting masonry. The female is carrying a 

 feather in her beak; her partner is clinging to the side of the nest. The pure 

 white eggs cannot be shown owing to the depth of the nest. 



The brickwork and stone coping are both reproductions — the former in 

 coloured plaster, the other in papier mache. 



Presented by Mr. R. Newstead, Senr. 



