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riling towards each other, and meeting at an angle; and 
the young one all the while uttering luch a little quick 
note of gratitude and complacency, that a perfon mull 
have paid very little regard to the wonders of nature that 
has not often remarked this feat. The dam betakes 
herfelf immediately to the bulinefs of a fecond brood, as 
foon as die is difengaged from her firlf ; which at once 
alTociates with the firft broods of houfe- martins, and 
with them congregates, cluftering on funny roofs, tow- 
ers, and trees. This hirundo brings out her fecond brood 
towards the middle and end of Auguft. All the fum- 
mer long is the fw allow a moll inftriictive pattern of un- 
wearied induftry and affection! For, from morning to 
night, while there is a family to be fupported, fhe fpends 
the whole day in Ikimming clofe to the ground, and 
exerting the moll fudden turns and quick evolutions. 
Avenues and long walks under hedges, pallure fields 
and mown meadows where cattle graze, are her delight, 
efpecially if there are trees interfperfed ; becaufe in fuch 
fpots infedts moft abound. When a fly is taken a fmart 
fnap from her bill is heard, refembling the noife at the 
Ihutting of a watch-cafe ; but the motion of the mandi- 
bles is too quick for the eye. The fwallow, probably 
the male bird, is the ex cubit or to the houfe- martins, and 
other little birds, announcing the approach of birds <■£ 
prey: for as foon as an hawk appears, with a flirili alarn - 
ing note, he calls all the fwallows and martins about Uji , 
who purfue in a body, whilft they buffet and firike •. ,r 
enemy till they have driven him from the village, 
