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Значения термина Chateura pelagica на английском

American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys.

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Examples for "chimney swift"
Examples for "chimney swift"
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Well, the chimney swift carries a gluepot with him.
Friends and Helpers
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The chimney swift loves his chimney, too.
Friends and Helpers
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The chimney swift is, properly speaking, not a swallow at all, though chimney swallow is its more popular name.
Bird Neighbors / An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred a...
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A nighthawk or an oilbird, a lone nightingale or chimney swift out of its element, nothing as large as an owl.
Seize the night
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The chimney swift or swallow uses wood and glue in making the pretty little bracket-like basket he fastens to the chimney wall.
Friends and Helpers
1
The chimney swallow nested in hollow trees, and, perhaps, occasionally resorts thither yet.
Birds and Poets : with Other Papers
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The chimney swift is, properly speaking, not a swallow at all, though chimney swallow is its more popular name.
Bird Neighbors / An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred a...
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Judging from the amount of food, it was rather evident that Mr. Wagg expected prison-bird Two-Seven-Nine to play chimney swallow for some little time!
When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel
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The first chimney swallows (four) appeared on April 25, and were quickly followed by a number.
Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
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The chimney swallows, or swifts, are not far behind, and remain here in large numbers, the whole season.
Wake-Robin