Front:
SWALLOW.
by Winifred Austen.
Back:
COPYRIGHT.
SERIES.
AND LONDON.
DUNDEE
"WINIFRED AUSTEN BIRD
PUBLISHED BY VALENTINE & SONS, LTD.,
Valentine's
The Swallow.
"Hirundo rustica."
Arrives in Britain about April 4th and
leaves again in October. Nest is made of
mud and straw supported on a beam or
joist in a barn or outhouse. Lays 4 to 6
eggs, white with reddish brown and grey
markings. Lives on insects usually caught
in the air. Length, 7".
1308
GT. BRITAIN
