BIRDS OF HULL. 
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and round like great handfulls of dried leaves^, 
then settle on the telegraph wires to rest, but 
after a moment they are off again. 
BANK SWALLOW. 
Clivioola riparia. 
These quaker-like little birds have built in 
the bank on top of Point x\llerton. It is an in- 
teresting sight on a summer afternoon to watch 
them sailing around and darting in and out 
of their houses^ but in spite of the speed with 
which they enter, they never make a mistake 
and go into the liole occupied by some neigh- 
bor. I have spent many an afternoon, lying down 
in the sweet grt^i^on top of the hill looking 
out to sea and w\atching these swallows going 
and comin<^ 
