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OF BIRDS. 
tain number of knots, was tied to the foot; the 
affectionate mother haftened to her neft, and 
brought with aftonifhing expedition, the account 
which was confided to her. 
In England we call this bird the Chimney 
Swallow, becaufe it generally builds in chim- 
nies, fometimes at the depth of five or fix feet, 
fo that the young find a difficulty in leaving it, 
and frequently fall into the room below. When 
they have fucceeded, they remain for fome time 
on the chimney tpp. Their next effort is to reach 
the leaflefs bough of a tree, where they fit in a 
row ; foon after they begin to fly, their parents at¬ 
tend upon, and meet them occafionally at an an¬ 
gle, with an infect which they receive upon the 
wing. 
In Sweden, they build in barns ; in other coun¬ 
tries, in porches, gateways, galleries, and open 
halls. 
They lay from four to fix eggs; their firfi; brood 
leaves their neft the fir ft week in July, their laft 
about the middle or end of Auguft. 
The following remarks on the Chimney Swal¬ 
low, are extradited from Mr. White’s intereftins 
fc* 
publication, intitled, The Natural Hiftory of 
Selborne. 
On the 22d September, 1772, he obferved the 
I 5 Swallows 
