CHAPTER XIII.. Morning in the Valley--Abundance of Swifts--Unlikeness to Other

Morning in the valley--Abundance of swifts--Unlikeness to other birds--Mayfly and swallows--Mayfly and swift--Bad weather and hail--Swallows in the rain--Sand martins--An orphaned blackbird--Tamed by feeding--Survival of gregarious instinct in young blackbirds--Blackbird's good-night--Cirl buntings--Breeding habits and language--Habits of the young--Reed bunting--Beautiful weather--The oak in August.