accomplished as dancer and ballet per-
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accomplished as dancer and ballet per-
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Eatablc Birds Nests-Of birds 1 shall
only notice one, called by some the Nico-
bar swallow it is the builder Of those eat
able nests, which constitute one of the
iuxuries of an Indian banquet. These
birds build in assures and cavities ofrocks,
especially in such as open to the south.
In the latter the finest and whitest nests
are found, and have sometimes gathered
fifty pounds weight of them on one excur-
sion. If they are perfect 70 of them 60
TO catty that is, somewhat less than two
pounds The best sale for them is in Chi
ma. After the most diligent investigation
| was never able fully to discover of what
substance they are made.-My opinion is
that they are made of the gum of tree
called by some the Nicobar Cedar, and
growing In great abundance in all the
southern islands. About these trees when
IN bloom or bearing fruit, have seen in
Vulnerable ffocks of these little birds, fly
ing and huttering like bees round tree
or shrub in full flower, and am of opinion,
that there they gather the materials for
their nests. The hen constructs neat,
large we'll shaped nest calculated for lay
ing and Matching her eggs and the cock
contrives to fix another, smaller and rather
more clumsy, close to his mate: for they
are not only buit for the puypose of laying
eggs, bat for resting places, whence they
may take wing. If they are robbed Of
them, they immediately fall to work TO
build others. and being remarkably active.
are able to finish enough in day to sup
port the weight of their bodies, though
they require about three weeks to COM
Dlete nest.