| 单词 | martin |
| 例句 | Evidently there were nesting holes in the sheer face below them, for as the light grew they saw three or four martins dart out over the stream and away into the fields beyond. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The martins were now coming and going in numbers over the water. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Graceful purple martins congregated around an elaborate miniature apartment house on a pole nearby. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking back at the face of the bank, they could see that it was in fact dotted thickly with martins’ holes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Preparing for their journey south, the martins flapped and fretted in the eaves, and, from the blanket of mist hovering over the lake, I heard the harsh, lonely cry of the mallards. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z During his PhD, spent studying sand martins on the Tisza river in central Europe, he found his narcolepsy fitted in quite well with his long waits for the birds to return to their colonies. ‘Narcolepsy isn’t funny’ – living with a sleep disorder 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Hardened Argentinian workmen would not finish the wiring of a porch until the martins had fledged their brood. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z He was particularly fascinated by the seasonal arrival of the house martins from Africa, just as we are by the spring advent of the barn swallow now wintering in Central and South America. The garden is a sanctuary — for plants, animals, Mother Earth and you 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z In Europe, parallel declines of insectivorous swallows, house martins and swifts have all been linked to insect declines. Insects are vanishing worldwide – making it harder to grow food 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The most surprising thing about the history of Hollywood and martin Luther King Jr. is that there isn’t one. Selma: The Making of History 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z April will see the return of swallows, swifts, cuckoos, martins and other feathery summer visitors. Birds, buds and bright days: how spring can make us healthier and happier 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z The migratory songbirds such as the martins and swallows lend a considerable magic to the effort. The garden is a sanctuary — for plants, animals, Mother Earth and you 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z A little bit of sea, a huge gas canister, a few house martin nests. Stornoway's Brian Briggs: 'We've acquired a very well-behaved crowd' 2013-06-19T14:21:02Z Chief Executive academy of st. martin in the fields. the new chief executive will be a leader with ener…. unspecified. Misunderstood or hateful? Oi!'s rise and fall 2010-03-18T21:45:00Z Jack Reakoff, a trapper who hunts wolf, fox, lynx, martin and wolverine, gave us an entertaining spin on life where it’s below freezing for seven months and in the minus-40s for weeks on end. This 414-mile road to the Arctic Ocean is one of the world’s most remote highways 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Purple martin boxes serve no human purpose other than to accommodate – and to guarantee the company of – another wild species. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z “Sables, second category ermine and chinchilla, third category martin fox and squirrel.” The Autobiography of Maira Kalman 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Black slave communities began to follow suit, and eventually the practice of erecting martin houses was adopted nationwide. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z He often said that he was part Cherokee; the name Clu came from “clu-clu,” a Cherokee word for the birds, known in English as martins, that were nesting at the Gulager home. Clu Gulager, Rugged Character Actor of Film and TV, Dies at 93 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z The purple martin is a large, broad-winged swallow of sumptuous royal blue with a gurgling liquid song. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, house sparrows have been known to attack many bird species, including bluebirds, purple martins and tree swallows. An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Some research also has linked insecticide use with declines in barn swallows, house martins, and swifts. From flickering fireflies to lowly dung beetles, insects are vanishing 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The authority added there were colonies of house martins and swifts living nearby which could be at particular risk. Dorset Police headquarter plans: Bird strike fear over shiny building 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z In “Homecomings,” Heaney describes returning home, where he watches a sand martin gambol along a riverbank. Seamus Heaney’s ‘Field Work’ is the perfect travel companion 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z A boardwalk meandering through the landscape will be outfitted with hammocks and a feature billed as a bird blind, where office workers can spy purple martins. Offices Dangle Beehives and Garden Plots to Coax Workers Back 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z A boardwalk meandering through the landscape will be outfitted with hammocks and a feature billed as a bird blind, where office workers can spy purple martins. Offices Dangle Beehives and Garden Plots to Coax Workers Back 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z “The purple martins arrival in West Virginia show the birds are making steady progress northward since they first made landfall in Florida two days before Christmas,” Siegrist said. First purple martins of the year spotted in West Virginia 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z The Southeast Volusia Audubon is also hoping to soon see purple martins appear. Southeast Volusia Audubon creates garden habitat for birds 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z And while young martins and swallows return to their nests after their first flights, young swifts do not. The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Shorter and more compact than a swallow, the house martin is found in urban areas. Name that song - it's the perfect time to learn to identify birds 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z James told that Raven is the one who did not want to be born on martin skins and thus into luxury. There are many versions of the Tlingit ‘Raven’ story, but its truth and hopeful message are universal 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z The annual migration is a testament to the martins’ resilience as well as the dedication of thousands of martin enthusiasts who maintain multi-compartment nesting boxes that are essential for the birds’ survival, Siegrist said. First purple martins of the year spotted in West Virginia 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Mr Packham said he was "absolutely overjoyed" to see the sand martin chicks fledging. Fledging chicks 'triumph of public will' 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Before he even parked, Prum was calling out the names of birds he glimpsed or heard through the car window: osprey, purple martin, red-winged blackbird. How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z You won't encounter any rhinos on the fairway, but you will see flocks of monarchs during their annual migration, and nesting boxes for bluebirds and purple martins in designated native areas. Sneaking in A Little Golf... In Columbus, Ohio - Golf Digest 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z As oystercatchers inspect the board of fare left by a receding tide, a colony of sand martins dip and weave among the dunes that define this expanse. Highland fury as Trump rival drives golf course plan forward 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z The purple martin “landlords” are rewarded with “a family-like bond with the birds who return to the same colony year after year like clockwork,” Siegrist said. First purple martins of the year spotted in West Virginia 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Dr Daniel Hayhow, lead author of the report, said familiar species such as swallows and sand martins are changing their migratory behaviour. UK's birds 'affected by changing climate' 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Additions to the lists include the purple martin, red knot, and two species of bats. Fish and Game to hold hearing on endangered species list 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z State law requires a recount because of the small martin. Recount of congressional race to follow election canvasses 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z “We like purple martins, sure, but not enough to be here at 3:30 every morning.” St. Louis Zoo went stereo to steer purple martins 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Vandals pulled down two purple martin houses and damaged a third. Purple martins return to repaired homes after vandals strike 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z No purple martins showed up the first year. Topeka cemetery provides special bird houses for songbirds 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Each evening in late summer, numerous purple martins and a lesser number of grackles and starlings swirl around the trees located along a street at the Nebraska Medical Center to eventually settle for the night. Swarm of birds in Omaha draws in spectators 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z He also said the data suggested that people were keener to tidy up unkempt areas in more affluent areas, and as a result sparrow and house martin numbers were dropping more quickly. Loft insulation 'aids bird decline' 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z “Most birds, including other swallows, build one small nest in a secluded place and don’t want company. But martins seemed to like living in a crowd,” he said. St. Louis Zoo went stereo to steer purple martins 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z He says the purple martins arrived in March and have been nesting but not yet laid eggs. Purple martins return to repaired homes after vandals strike 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z But this year only a few hundred purple martins showed up in late June. Purple martins’ move leaves heads scratching 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z An Omaha birder who monitors the roost estimated that 20,000 to 30,000 martins were at the roost Saturday night. Swarm of birds in Omaha draws in spectators 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z As a child, he lived next to a forest preserve in Cook County and gained an interest in birds through his father, who built a purple martin three-story birdhouse in the backyard. EXCHANGE: Grayslake man protecting blue herons 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z The tune basically is a looped recording of a male purple martin singing a song that gets quicker as dawn approaches. St. Louis Zoo went stereo to steer purple martins 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Purple martins are songbirds and the largest member of the swallow family - up to eight inches long. Purple martins return to repaired homes after vandals strike 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Purple martins nest near people all the time. Purple martins’ move leaves heads scratching 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Scientists say there's a correlation between the increased numbers of starlings and a decline in native species such as the red headed woodpecker, purple martin and bluebird. Shakespeare's birds cause US trouble 2014-04-23T13:13:58Z Mr Sexton added there were sand martin hides and artificial banks across the UK, but there was nowhere that combined the two. Work finishes on sand martin hide 2014-03-22T11:33:11Z I was skeptical about Tipuric prior to this game but yesterday he was fantastic, reminded me of martin Williams in his pomp. 'It was nothing like I have experienced before' 2013-06-01T21:52:06Z Grahame Madge, of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, said the martins and the related sand martins were certain to face problems. Snow blows spring back as icy weather returns to UK 2013-03-11T10:54:13Z A day later, The DNR crew explores the thick underbrush on Bomb Island, which as a designated purple martin sanctuary is off-limits to people this time of year. Purple martins’ move leaves heads scratching 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z A box with a few holes in it, set on a post, will not remain empty a year; either the blue-birds or the martins will take possession of it. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z The otter, martin and badger may be mentioned among the rarer wild animals, and the weasel, ermine and pole-cat among the more common. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Gradually the fabric fell into decay, the owl hooted on the landing of the grand stair-case, and the daw and martin flitted unmolested through the deserted halls. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z And here I halted to gaze at the Senator's house, the pillared portico, the cool yard, the martin box on a tall pole, the magnolia garden. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z In honor of the purple martins’ scientific name, Progne subis, they decide Progne Island would be appropriate. Purple martins’ move leaves heads scratching 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z If aught now and then made a stir in the distance, and Fear called to him, "Hark! hark! there comes the Goblin;" Courage answered: "Stuff! it is cats and martins bickering and caterwauling." Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z The robin and the red-breast, The martin and the swallow; If ye touch one of their eggs, Bad luck will surely follow. The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes 2012-01-15T03:00:17.137Z They are, however, frequently shot by guns set for foxes; and sometimes caught in traps built for martins. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Sometimes they are all directed forwards; this disposition is found in the martins. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z The purple martin belongs to this family; it is common in the South but rare in the Northern States. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z If there be now and then a little hurly-burlying at nights, it is nothing but cats and martins rummaging about the granary. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z It takes so kindly to the boxes we set up for martins, bluebirds and wrens that, where sparrows do not interfere, it now prefers them to the hollow trees, which once were its only shelter. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z They, like the larger Otter, are frequently found in Winter several miles from any water, and are often caught in traps built for martins. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z It also tells about the work of the sand martins. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z And, skimming forktailed in the evening air, When man first was were not the martins there? Poems - Second Series 2011-10-28T02:00:21.670Z But I was never more struck by the unconcern at the presence of man shown by these birds—swallows, martins, and swifts—as on one occasion at Frensham, when the birds were very numerous. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Some day they may become as dependent upon us as the martins and, like them, refuse to nest where boxes are not provided. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z I built also some traps, and caught a few martins; and by way of saving my ammunition, set some snares for partridges. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z In the round hut, which was made with branches and wattle-and-daub, stick nests were united to the plaster work of rock martins. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z Dragonflies appeared in mid-air, martins left their nests among the beams, parrakeets crossed over from their roosts, and swifts met them coming from their sleeping quarters in hollow trees. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z After these young birds were able to take care of themselves they still kept about the house, and were joined by more swallows and martins from the neighbourhood. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z There is a picturesque old inn beside a post road in New Jersey with a five-storied martin house set up on a pole above its quaint swinging sign. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z They climb trees, and catch partridges, mice, and rabbits, with as much ease as a martin. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Yes, a good workman in the construction of mud walls does no more than rock martins have done in all the ages of their nest-building. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z The only bird of modern times which at all resembles the halcyon described by Pliny and Aristotle, is the Alcedo Ispida, a species of martin called by the French, martin-pêcheur. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Immediately all the other swallows and martins came to the spot, joining in the cry, and continued flying about over my head, but not darting at me like the first bird. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z In the South, where the martins are still very numerous, a peach grower I know has set up in his orchard rows of poles, with a house on each, either for them or for bluebirds. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z With its coat of dusky black, the little crimson blush on its breast, and its graceful form, the martin is a charming bird altogether. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z In this book you will find a delightful description of martins building. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z This martin, however, makes its nest on shore, lays its eggs in the spring, and has no connection with calm weather. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z It was the same with all the birds, even the commonest—the robin, blue tit, martin, and sparrow. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z For years he has been called the bee martin and some scientific men in Washington determined to learn if that name, also, is deserved. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z No, it was not a bone, but a bird, a lovely martin. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z It almost makes you want to be a martin. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z Indeed, hardly any one could attentively observe the song of our domestic martin for any length of time without feeling convinced that the dusky little minstrel was happy—inexpressibly happy. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Bevis saw a sand-martin pass at that moment, and it occurred to him that if he could find a martin’s hole to put his hand in, that would steady him. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Not even the little house wren has adapted itself so quickly to civilised men's homes, as the swift and purple martin. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z “Are you going to kill me, or swallow me alive as we martins do the flies?” Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z One summer day a party of martins attacked this wall outside, and endeavoured to make their nest-holes in it. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z And the same reason may cause the house martins to lower their voices when they give vent to their little notes of tuneful joy.” Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z There was every appearance of prosperity, but no sign of life, save two bluebirds, the pioneers of spring, that were fighting around the martin gourds, preparing to take possession. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z A colony of martins circling about a house give it a delightful home-like air. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Finally, the swallows, and brown-threshers, and blackbirds, and martins came—not all in a body, but straggling along. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z So these martins, after lingering about the wall for hours—some of them, too, leaving it and flying away only to come back again—finally started altogether. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z We have no more welcome summer, or rather spring visitor, Ida, than the martin. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Cut clay banks, full of martins, were common along this river. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z The lynx, fox, martin, wolverine, and other animals for a time gave a wide berth to his carefully laid traps. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z When the swallows and the martins came, I knew that spring was fully established. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z The apparently defenceless martins and swallows in this way dwell in some amount of security. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z No sound but loud frogs, the croak of a heron, the peeps of purple martins wheeling in a sky fading to lilac. The Mississippi River Flood and the Katrina Risk 2011-06-09T21:00:00Z We passed through miles and miles of cut sandbanks, which were completely honeycombed by a species of martin, which were then busy nesting. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z I tells him it's the department-house where the inmates all lives in layers, one upon top of the other, like martins in a martin box. J. Poindexter, Colored 2011-06-11T02:00:11.257Z The following day the aunt invited her to come and sew her martin skin robe, and in her absence the men sharpened their long wooden spears and going to the house killed the worm. The Whale House of the Chilkat 2011-05-23T02:00:09.800Z In the sand precipices are small round holes worked out by the martins—there must be scores of them. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z House martins use mud pellets to build a dome-shaped nest under the eaves of houses. 'More mud needed' for bird nests 2011-05-16T14:56:46Z Very dry weather has caused the ground in much of the UK to become rock hard, depriving species such as house martins and swallows of building supplies for their nests. VIDEO: Muddy garden call to help birds 2011-05-16T07:03:07Z At age 15, he was snaring foxes, martins and mink near Timmins, Ontario, where his father worked in a mine. Magazine Preview: Gold Mania in the Yukon 2011-05-11T12:44:39Z So it was Belle-Ann who fed the martins, and encouraged the wild birds, and the tame squirrels Maw Lutts had loved. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z The site is home to birds including lapwings, sand martins and kingfishers as well as more vulnerable species such as whimbrels and skylarks. Wetlands reserve opens to public 2011-04-24T09:59:59Z They stock their yards with tidy martin houses and fish for striped bass in the river and discuss whether cotton is going to do better this year than the famous Bertie County peanuts. Tornado Swarm Deals Death, but Also Miracles 2011-04-19T01:56:14Z You’ll have plenty to do, hunting animals like wolverines and martins and mink and weasels. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z Adages respecting the robin and the wren, generally including the martin and swallow, are common in all parts of the country. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z He saw the blue-black martins, swirling around and chattering over their box. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z I would cover it with vines, and among the leaves put gourds for the martins to build in, and I would say to the swifts, “Sister swallows, you are welcome to my chimney.” All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Above, on the rafters, were drab-colored nests of mud-daubing martins, which easily became gulls, albatross, or distant sails, as the moment might demand. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z A trade having immediately commenced, the articles which the inhabitants offered for sale were the skins of various animals, such as bears, wolves, foxes, deer, racoons, polecats, martins; and, in particular, of the sea-otters. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Most likely to be either a sand martin or house martin. The Open Championship 2010 - day two live coverage 2010-07-16T11:34:00Z I think this might work! martin of KS @ Mar 05, 2010 23:43:19 PM confused My son supposedly fathered a child and he has been paying the State of Ohio for 15yrs. Bullets Flying Over Abortion Coverage in Health Reform Bill 2010-03-04T23:05:00Z Having spent part of their honeymoon in Wales, they derived the collection’s name from the Welsh word Gwennol, for martin, the bird. 2010-01-21T07:46:00Z Mustela, the martin, including otters, weasels, ermines, polecats, &c.: Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History The lark's name was Vesper, the martin's Vacuum, and Madam Breeze had taken the liberty of nicknaming them "Vesp" and "Vac." Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies "Then all at once he started up; the clear sound of children's voices came in from the hall: "'Martins, martins, pretty things, With your little golden wings,' echoed the old Martinmas ditty. A Sister's Love A Novel Even till the end of the twelfth century the merchants often made their payments, as in Poland, with the tails of martins and skins of squirrels instead of money. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. Buffalo robes and deer skins, together with pelts of minks, martins, foxes, wolves, beavers, bears, fishers, otters and raccoons. Hawk Eye I never met with more than one man," says Wilson, "who disliked the martins, and would not permit them to settle about his house. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom Then her mind ran complacently for a while on a picture of herself in stone martin; a pity she couldn't run to sables. A Bed of Roses Martins, martins, pretty things, With your little golden wings, To the Rhine now fly away, To-morrow is St. Martin's Day. A Sister's Love A Novel The place is quiet and pastoral; climbing roses overhang the roof and invade the bedrooms; martins have built their nests in the eaves; cuckoos are calling among the chestnuts down the hill. The Unveiling of Lhasa Sometimes she heard the twittering of birds in the tree-tops; a martin or a weasel was destroying the young in their nests. On the Heights A Novel "And listening to the bluebirds when the maples were red; and to the martin birds when the apple-trees were in bloom; and to the red robins, and all?" Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 Page 259—martin amended to marten—"... to wear marten or velvet trimming you must be worth over two hundred marks a year." English Costume In the eaves of the porch he could hear the martins rustling in the crevices that they had come back, but a few days since, to warm again. International Short Stories English Some clambered up into little dark horseshoe courts cut in the rock like martins' holes in sand, and came down carrying sacks or suchlike out of their nut pantries and cheese-rooms. The Three Mulla-mulgars Was it a cat, a martin or a weasel? On the Heights A Novel In some districts they are popularly believed to be witches, in others ghosts, in others devils, while in the Midland Counties they are supposed to be birds, either plovers or martins—some say swifts. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) Beavers are trapped in great numbers, as are martins and other fur-bearing animals. The Indian Captive A narrative of the adventures and sufferings of Matthew Brayton in his thirty-four years of captivity among the Indians of north-western America She climbs so far up among the boughs that she can look over the wall to the distant hills, and hides among the dense foliage like a martin. A Captive of the Roman Eagles There is a popular rhyme still current in the north of England: “The martin and the swallow Are God Almighty’s bow and arrow.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare Two of them, for martin colonies, called for something large and rather elaborate. Under Boy Scout Colors The delusion is increased by the number of martins which have built their globular nest in the niches, and hover over these columns as in our country they are accustomed to frequent large stone structures. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The martin, the American sable, with its fluffy pelage. The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast In the garden, too, was the only martin house in town, set upon a tall pole. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in They also supplied martin, otter and musquash skin, the latter at 4½ pence each. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 The robin and the red-breast, The martin and the swallow; If you touch one o’ their eggs, Bad luck will surely follow! Rhymes Old and New : collected by M.E.S. Wright The kingbird is sometimes called the "bee martin" because he occasionally snaps up the drones. Under the Maples The startled swallows 40 and martins arose from the eaves and fluttered above the roof. The Strollers There every spring28 a battle royal went on between the coming martins and the impudent sparrows, as the latter horde always appropriated the martin house during the absence of its proper owners in the South. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in Other boxes which are suitable for bluebirds, chickadees, tree swallows, purple martins, and starlings, will, if set up in March, often have tenants the very first season. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Papa made me a martin box last spring, but the bluebirds took possession of it. Harper's Young People, August 24, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Small birds, such as woodcocks, snipes, blackbirds, thrushes, fieldfares, rails, quails, wheatears, larks, martins, and sparrows, are to be boiled in strong broth, or in salt and water. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Do you want to skin me, like your martins and sables?' Ghetto Comedies The martins were twittering about the eaves; some brown, dusty sparrows were chirping loudly. Lover or Friend The roses are bedded for winter, the tulips are planted for spring; The robins and martins have left us; there are only the sparrows to sing. All That Matters I heard a cat-bird trilling its notes about a week ago, and bluebirds, martins, and other birds have made their appearance. Harper's Young People, April 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Suddenly she sprang into the air, and then darted away with a martin in her mouth, while my boy's heart leaped into his own, and the other boys rushed after the cat. A Boy's Town For two days the wren tried to force its way in; but the martins held on, and went without food during that time. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks I remember a day in October when I stood watching the martins making one of their last halts on the way south over the reservoirs on the river bank at Surbiton. Highways and Byways in Surrey They have come far like the bees and the martins. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Now they were standing in the great hall watching the martins as they circled around the red-capped gatehouse, and the white doves cooing in the eaves. The Doomsman The swifts, last to come, are also first to go, spending less time in the land of their birth than either swallows or martins. Birds in the Calendar At last the wren gave up, and built a nest elsewhere, leaving the martins in quiet possession of their own nest. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks But in late autumn, when the swallows and martins are practising starts for their long journey, the shingled spires turn themselves to fresh uses. Highways and Byways in Surrey If a martin can play at chess, as well as his nephew the ape, he shall know what it is for a scaddle pawn to cross a Bishop in his own walk. A History of Elizabethan Literature Our Ipswich birds were all tree swallows,—white-breasted martins,—and might fairly be supposed to have come together from a comparatively limited extent of country. The Foot-path Way The food of the martins and swallows is wholly made up of insects. Conservation Reader It will often take the nest of the martin or bluebird when the owner is away, and hold on to it. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks I observed before, that these birds dwell in cavities of rocks, like bees in a hive, flying in and out, and building their nests close together, like martins or swallows. Letters on the Nicobar islands, their natural productions, and the manners, customs, and superstitions of the natives with an account of an attempt made by the Church of the United Brethren, to convert them to Christianity In addition to these curiosities, the young people were shown a few specimens of different kinds of furs: as those of the beaver, ermine, sable, martin, fiery fox, black fox, silver fox, and squirrel. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians Of course, the martin could not attack him in that position, as he could not afford to run the risk of being impaled on the red-head's spear. Our Bird Comrades The martins are of little value for food, and yet, in some parts of our country they have become almost extinct because of the pursuit of them by pot hunters. Conservation Reader At one time a wren was seen to go into the nest which a pair of martins had just finished. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks Prizes may be awarded for the best houses made for the more common birds, such as wrens, bluebirds, and martins. Bird Houses Boys Can Build “I suppose,” said he, “that you know all about beavers, and martins, and foxes, and squirrels.” History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians The martin sailed a short distance away, and the woodpecker thought it safe to take to wing again. Our Bird Comrades But, beside these, insects for swallows, swifts, martins, shrikes, thrushes, orioles, sparrows, the beautiful trogans and jacamars, moles, shrews, hedgehogs, and a multitude of others, too numerous to mention, but not too numerous to eat. The Deluge in the Light of Modern Science A Discourse When the martins came back, it beat them off. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks The most beautiful of the family are the martins, Fig. Bird Houses Boys Can Build It was something after the order of the purple martin's melodious sputter, only the tones were richer and fuller and the music better defined, as became a genuine oscine. Birds of the Rockies I thought at first it was a martin or swift; but it descended, slowly spiraling, and became too small for any bird. Edge of the Jungle Near the wash pot is fixed in the ground a pole, on the top of which are hung six gourds cut for martin swallows to nest in. A Man of the People A Drama of Abraham Lincoln The martins kept watch, and, when the wren was out, they went back into their box, and built up a strong door, so the wren could not get in. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks This house was not only an attractive thing to make, but martins selected it for their home during the past summer. Bird Houses Boys Can Build Along came a house martin, the kind of swallow that has a white band across his back, flying very low, and only just above the grass. Wood Magic A Fable Not fifty yards from the big old fort at the back of the town the cliffs are all full of people as a sandstone quarry is sometimes full of sand martins. A Tramp's Notebook My cousin was a fearless rider, and the perfectly broken hunter under us flew as steadily and as straight as a blue martin. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood They went to live in a "martin's cage," as they called it, under the bluff at Medora, and there Roosevelt visited them, after Joe moved to Montana and his store passed into other hands. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands The most difficult houses to build are those for martins. Bird Houses Boys Can Build And the martins skimmed it, touching it with the tips of their wings from which drops of water fell like pearls of quicksilver. En Route Right again; and there the passage is about five miles wide; and at Gibraltar swallows, swifts, and martins are often seen as well as several other bird-visitors of this country. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children In the cold weather the European swallow and two species of martin visit the Nilgiris. Birds of the Indian Hills The fur-bearing animals consist of beavers; bears, black, brown, and grizzly; otters, fishers, lynxes, martins; foxes, red, cross, and silver; minks, musquash, wolverines, and ermines. Handbook to the new Gold-fields The blue martin trills in the gable, The wren, in the gourd below; In the elm flutes the golden robin, But the snowbird sings in the snow. The Posy Ring A Book of Verse for Children There were on exhibition, in 1862, at Bordentown, New Jersey, three free martins, two sisters and a brother, which were beautiful animals. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure See how rapidly the swifts or "Jack-squealers," as the country folks call them, are gliding by; you remember when we were noticing the swallows and martins that we thought of the swifts. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children There was not a drop left by the time the hare and the martin appeared on the shore of the lake, and they are, in consequence, the slenderest of all creatures. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends Game abounds in the western section, such as elk, deer, antelopes, bears, wolves, foxes, musk-rats, martins. Handbook to the new Gold-fields “It is a shame to see how the pretty house martins are decreasing in this country at the hand of the sparrows,” he continued. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character The gay woodpecker was tapping the hollow beech, the swallow and the martin were skimming along the level of the green vales. Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian On Christmas Day, 1521, Martin Luther "administered the communion in both kinds, and almost without discrimination of applicants," in the parish church of Eisenach, his "beloved town." martin luther and the christmas tree. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries One cannot but smile, at an anterior period, when a Countess of Anjou bought a favourite book of homilies for two hundred sheep, some skins of martins, and bushels of wheat and rye. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 He intimated that he was going a few days’ journey west, over ground where there was then an abundance of beaver, martin, mink, and other fur-bearing animals, which are rare enough now. The Log House by the Lake A Tale of Canada We both fancy human dwellings, and, if we left the martins altogether alone, they would have all the best places in no time. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character Direct the children to put up boxes for martins, bluebirds, and wrens. Bird Day; How to prepare for it The armadillo, beaver, martin, otter, and others are among the Mexican fauna. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development About the middle of May, if the weather be fine, the martin begins to think in earnest of providing a mansion for its family. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 One of my neighbours last Saturday, November 26th, saw a martin in a sheltered bottom: the sun shone warm, and the bird was hawking briskly after flies. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 The martin only comes to look you up in the fine weather. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character Boxes for the martins should be large, containing fifteen or more compartments, each ten inches high by eight wide and eight deep, and each having a separate entrance. Bird Day; How to prepare for it The gay woodpecker was tapping the hollow beech; the swallow and the martin were skimming along the level of the green vales. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 Chief among these are the warblers, cuckoos, swallows, martins, flycatchers, nighthawks, whippoorwills, swifts, and humming-birds. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Nay, some young martins remained in their nests last year so late as September 29th; and yet they totally disappeared with us by the 5th October. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 We are glad of any shelter we can get, and the martins’ deserted nests come in very handy. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character The martin box or house should be placed twenty feet from the ground, upon the top of a strong post or platform sustained by four smaller posts. Bird Day; How to prepare for it Among swallows, the beautiful and graceful purple martin is most worthy of protection. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Wrens, bluebirds, chickadees, martins, and some other varieties are all glad to set up housekeeping in man-made houses. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition The martins and red-wing fieldfares were flying in sight together, an uncommon assemblage of summer and winter birds! The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 “You do really drive away the martins, I suppose?” "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character The English sparrows will occupy these compartments; but if the martins conclude to take possession they will push out the sparrows and their belongings without assistance. Bird Day; How to prepare for it The tree, bank, cliff and barn swallows and the purple martins all eat small beetles, mosquitoes, flying ants and other high-flying insects, and the number destroyed is almost beyond our power to imagine. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation There were a good many things a boy would like about the place: the bird house where the martins always built, the hens, the big hollow tree, the pasture ant hill.... Christmas A Story Perhaps she was most deeply touched, however, by the arrival of a wonderful set of martin furs, sent her by Jean. Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer We sparrows are just about sick of being accused of bullying martins. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character Every spring I am amused in watching the summary process of ejectment which the martins serve upon the sparrows that have taken possession of their houses. Bird Day; How to prepare for it Boxes for martins and other birds, bits of hay, horse-hair and string scattered about will often encourage birds to build about an orchard or farm. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Their caps of beaver or martin were sometimes tied down over their ears with vivid handkerchiefs of silk. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book We were pretty successful and made the Beaver mink martin and other vermin suffer—but one day we were attaced by a hunting party of 15 or 20 Ogallala Sioux. The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua “The disappearance of martins is a loss really of national importance,” he began, in a sickly whine. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character In the morning the sparrows may be in undisturbed possession, but by afternoon the martins occupy their old quarters, having pushed out the nests of the sparrows with their eggs or young. Bird Day; How to prepare for it Large numbers of doves, vultures, eagles, red-headed merlins, martins and munias—birds whose nests were described in January—are still busy feeding their young. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The dead-fall and Garrote traps are very successful in trapping the martin. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making Florence Dombey, being hastily inverted, showed a length of light martin cord wrapped about her cotton legs. Lydia of the Pines The martins, in these cases, miss their usual greeting, and probably conclude that the sparrow is away, whereas he is really dead inside. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character The birds are called layang-layang, and resemble the common swallow, or perhaps rather the martin. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants There is not a sound in nature so cheering and animating as the song of the purple martin, and none so well calculated to drive away melancholy. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Overhead the martins flicker and swoop, and starlings sail by in circling clouds, while the colossal noises crash and boom away merrily. Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front Sometimes an oriole darted overhead in a royal flash of black and yellow, a robin stood in the road and delivered a hearty invitation, or a hawk flew past, pursued by martins. The Voice of the People “Suppose the martins got the pull over the sparrows, do you think it would be better for things in general?” "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character And as we lay in a cove on an island, no other animals were ever seen alive in the woods there, than two or three racoons, martins, and squirrels. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 But at this later moment the purple martins have commenced their more melodious chattering, so loud as to attract for a while the most of our attention. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader In April look for the brown thrasher, catbird, wren, barn, eave and tree swallows, martins, king birds and chipping sparrows. Outdoor Sports and Games I mind the ash being in leaf on Advent Sunday, and a crowd of martins skimming round the church windows during sermon-time. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches No scooping hollow cell to lodge A furtive beast or fowl, The martin, bat, Or forest cat That nightly loves to prowl, Nor ivy nooks so apt to shroud The moping, snoring owl. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood We procured from them some of their fur dresses, made of the skins of sea-otters, martins, hares, and other animals; a few of their darts, and a small supply of salmon and halibut. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 The gardens were green with the foliage of the early summer; martins swept across the still pools, a spot of white when they got into the shadow. Macleod of Dare Beautiful spouse of the sun! give us to discover the tracks of elks, moose-deer, martins, lynxes, and bears, when urged by our wants, we pursue by night the hunt after these beasts. An Account of the Customs and Manners of the Micmakis and Maricheets Savage Nations, Now Dependent on the Government of Cape-Breton From Raymond's window he could see the main stream, under a clay bank, where the martins built their nests in spring, and where rush and sedge and an over-hanging sallow marked her windings. The Spinners The richer furs; such as otters, minks, beavers, martins, etc., are chiefly procured in the Lesser Slave Lake Division of the Saskatchewan District. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America All their other skins seemed to be of an inferior quality; particularly those of their foxes and martins. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 I have a circle of houses for the martins and swallows and wires connecting them, where a deal of gossip goes on. Memories and Anecdotes But now let us rather speak of your great grand-father, who was so expert at making of snares for moose-deer, martins, and elks. An Account of the Customs and Manners of the Micmakis and Maricheets Savage Nations, Now Dependent on the Government of Cape-Breton Four brothers had watched with indignation the felonious attempts of a sparrow to possess himself of the nest of a house martin, in which lay its young brood of four unfledged birds. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader Sand martins were driving their ancient tunnels into the soft clay banks, and robins singing on the spruce-garbed islands. A Daughter of the Snows In my walks and excursions I saw some hawks, parrots which are natives of the island, the sea-swallow or tern, sea-gulls, partridges, wagtails, swallows, martins, blackbirds, and Canary-birds in large flocks. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time It afforded 'fells of all sorts in great quantity, red deer, foxes, sheep, lambs, rabbits, martins and squirrels,' &c. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times Hides, wool, fish of different kinds, particularly salmon, and the skins of martins, otters, rabbits, sheep, kids, &c. are also specified, as forming part of her early export. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson The next spring, with the reappearance of the martins, came four, which familiarly flew into the chamber, visited all the walls, and expressed their recognition by the most clamorous twitterings of joy. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader A number of martins, true to the proverb, were circling gaily above the stream. The Waters of Edera One looks forward to the swallows and martins and swifts because they really do live the life of the air. The Pleasures of Ignorance Connecticut: All the shore birds; quail, purple martin. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The exports of Ireland were hides, wool, salmon, and other fish; linen; the skins of martins, otters, hares, &c. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson A white martin, or swallow, came into the house of a friend near Aldington, and was regarded as an unfavourable omen. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor Blue martins gossiped in the sun, And pairs of chattering daws flew by, And sailing brigs rocked softly on In company. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. The martin is the size of a large tree squirrel; the fisher is about twice that size. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter The eave swallows and purple martins are fast deserting eastern Massachusetts and the barn swallows steadily diminishing in numbers. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation For him ambition was like the deserted martin box in the corner of his yard: returning summers brought no more birds. The Mettle of the Pasture At the back of it was a huge barn round which martins and pigeons flew the year through. The Morgesons A frigate come to water: nuts would fall, And nimble feet would climb the flower-flushed strand, While northern talk would ring, and there withal The martins would desire the cool north land. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. The martin and fisher live in pine trees usually in the deepest forests, and they probably prey on squirrels, mice and birds. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter The effect of this number of hungry martins on the insects infesting the neighborhood may be imagined. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation In the eaves of the porch he could hear the martins rustling in the crevices—they had returned but a few days back to their old quarters. The Delectable Duchy "By my martin," said she, "we are enough; I will go see my friends in Compiegne." A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3 The little martins, always trustful, never hesitated from the first to fly into the cave and drink from the dripping water. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine The long-tailed swallows and the white-throated martins were with us for six months, but about the middle of October they were no more seen. A Cotswold Village In fighting the insects, our only allies in nature are the songbirds, woodpeckers, shore-birds, swallows and martins, certain hawks, moles, shrews, bats, and a few other living creatures. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation This pack, he says, consisted of six large and two small beavers, two otters, six martins, ninety muskrats, and four minks. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers It's the old martin house, but I've stopped up the door and made the roof open, so it will hold all sorts of things, and save our valuable time. Little Women Think of being allowed to learn your lessons on the top of the granary, where you could look out of a window above the treetops, lie in the cool wind, and watch swallows and martins. Laddie; a true blue story "Then we had canaries," he continued, "a pair of ring-doves, a lemur, and at one time a martin." The Voyage Out As showing how a colony of martins thrives when provided with sufficient room to multiply, an experiment by Mr. J. Warren Jacobs, of Waynesburg, Pa., may be cited. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation He says that he killed last fall, nearly one thousand muskrats, thirteen bears, twenty martins, twelve fishers. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers The bluebirds, house wrens, and martins may be attracted by boxes in which they can build. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) All was innocent life, from the lark which sang on high to the little shrew-mouse which ran amongst the ripening corn, or the martin which dashed away at the sound of my approach. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 The robin redbreast till of late had rest, And children sacred held a martin's nest, Till beccaficos sold so devilish dear To one that was, or would have been, a peer. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 The Swallows of this country have that part yellow which ours have white, and they, as well as the martins, live in the woods. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing All the British land carnivora except the martin cat and the wild cat are found in it. The Naturalist on the Thames Round the pond the martins flirt, Their snowy breasts bedaubed with dirt, While the mason, neath the slates, Each mortar-bearing bird awaits: By art untaught, each labouring spouse Curious daubs his hanging house. Poems Chiefly from Manuscript In the corner of the back yard there was the tall pole on which were hung five or six dried gourds with tiny holes cut in the sides for the martins. The Man in Gray Which made him ask Xenomanes what kind of creatures these were, taking them for squirrels, weasels, martins, or ermines. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 The martins build their nests of clay In rows beneath the eaves; The silvery lichens, moss, and hair The chaffinch interweaves. Twilight and Dawn Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation Between five and six o'clock immense flights of swallows and martins suddenly appeared above the eyot, arriving, not in hundreds, but in thousands and tens of thousands. The Naturalist on the Thames A brood of hereditary pigeons sunned themselves upon the roof; hereditary swallows and martins built about the eaves and chimneys; and hereditary bees hummed about the flower-beds. The Crayon Papers The martins were the guardians of the servants' chicken yards. The Man in Gray The esculent martin is said to less in size than the wren. Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side After all the wild swallows were off to Africa, the little tame martin began to feel the cold. Twilight and Dawn Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation The exceptionally late migration was on March 22—a full month after the departure of martins, humming-birds, flycatchers, and most other true bird-migrants. The Naturalist in La Plata Our purple martin has been accused of catching the honey-bee, but I doubt his guilt. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton The martins circled the skies in battalions, watching, chattering, guarding, basking in the southern sun. The Man in Gray Pray, are not martins very similar in their habits to swallows? Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side A pair of martins built their cosy nest one summer beneath the eaves of a house in the country, just under the window of one of the bedrooms. Twilight and Dawn Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation Sophy could hear the same shrieks of the martins wheeling about the tower, and the same wintry chant of the robins amid the ivy creeping up it. Brought Home Of the decrease of swallows and martins, they said it resulted from the action of the sparrows in ousting them from their nests and nesting-sites. Birds in Town and Village We call them our bird hotels, and one of them, the Hotel Pontchartrain—a martin house—has seventy-six apartments. My Life and Work Like the martin, they are no songsters, having only one harsh, screaming note, which, however, I cannot consider disagreeable. Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side Swallows and martins skimmed twittering about the eaves. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Swallows, martins, and swifts abounded; and as for insects, they were countless—honey-bees, wild bees, humble-bees, varieties of wasps, butterflies—an endless list. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies Huge antlers of deer, which might have been trophies of the hunting of Chevy Chace, were ranged around the walls, interspersed with the stuffed skins of badgers, otters, martins, and other animals of the chase. Rob Roy — Volume 01 These nests form an extensive article of commerce: they are built by a little bird called the Jaimalani, black as jet, and very much like a martin, but considerably smaller. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea The nest of the swallow, like that of the house- martin, consists of a shell, composed of dirt or mud, mixed with short pieces of straw to strengthen it. Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side Here, there, and everywhere were tracks, of coyotes, fox, rabbit, martin, and the little pointed patteran of winter birds, yet they saw nothing living. Hidden Creek Next day, the 9th, the cave swallow appeared, and also the bank martin. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies Among these furs, are the skins of foxes, wolves, martins, sables, ermines, and many others, from Scythia and the alpine regions, many days journey to the north of Moscow. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The purple martins—which, so far as I am aware, do not winter in Florida—had already begun to make their appearance. A Florida Sketch-Book Give me some account of the nest of the esculent martin. Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side This Pupilonian in the fool's coat shall have a cast of martins and a whiff. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 There were skins on the floor worth fortunes, for the animals came to the valley in winter by the hundreds, black foxes and silver, martins and bear. Purple Springs The most persistent enemy of the Crow, however, is the martin, which attacks it on the wing with unfaltering Pluck, and compels it to show the White Feather. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 25, September 17, 1870 "Yes," he said, "there's no danger of hawks carrying off the chickens as long as the martins are round." A Florida Sketch-Book We had a line of martin traps leadin' back to the hills, and over into a valley beyond, where the animal was plentier than they were on our side. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, especially bear, land otter and martin are very numerous. Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia Mr. A. Those were sand martins, the smallest of our species of swallows. Types of Children's Literature There are the robins, sparrows, pewees, wrens, swallows, and martins. Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3) The martins would be cackling, in any event, and the kingbirds practicing their aerial mock somersaults; and the mocking-bird would be singing, and the redbird whistling. A Florida Sketch-Book On the banks of this bay we found the winter hut of a martin and sable trapper. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod We found large numbers of old bear and martin traps along the streams and on the coast in the neighborhood of their old villages. Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia Nothing at present is safe, not so much as a reed-sparrow, not even the martins that hover over the stormy reaches. The Life of the Fields The martin started in surprise at his affrighted neighbour on the water, and the fox no doubt crept from his hole to listen to the voice that called him to plunder, at this dangerous hour. Nature and Human Nature Why, only a little while ago the same fate overtook a nursery-governess and the child in her charge who were trying to dig out a martin's nest in a pit in this very parish. The Ancient Allan I came down from my perch, and took the gentleman to the shanty and added his hide to those of the martins I'd taken. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod He could understand the talk of the martins under the eaves, the mice in the meal- tub and the beasts of burden in the stables, when they conversed among themselves. Masters of the Guild Swallows, martins, and swifts were numerous, the martins especially, and it was beautiful to see them for ever wheeling about in a loose swarm about the building. Afoot in England The people of the city are clothed with peltry, wearing mantles of martin. The Voyage of Verrazzano A Chapter in the Early History of Maritime Discovery in America A number of birds hovered about stream , such as the white-headed fish-eagle and the kingfisher, enormous, snowy spoonbills, ibis, martins, &c. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley I mind once I was out among the Adirondacks, trappin' martin and sable. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod While the sun still hung high in the west, and ere any hint of evening was heard either in the robin's note or from the high-soaring martins, we had dressed. The Hidden Children The martins chattered under the eaves, scolding some belated member of the clan who pushed noisily for a lodging-place for the night. The Long Ago At sundown Sam fired into a colony of martins that Mac considered the luck of the homestead. We of the Never-Never If a horse stopped for no ascertained reason or if a house martin fell they wondered what it portended. The Life of Sir Richard Burton It's a very simple contrivance, and if a martin was not a good deal more stupid than a goose, he'd never be caught in one of them. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod Ah! now I have caught you, Mother," said Frank; "these famous travellers are martins. What the Animals Do and Say Swallows, martins, sparrows and wrens often make their nests under our roofs. True Stories about Dogs and Cats Queer creatures crept across the sands and into the old Turkish snipers' trenches; long black centipedes, sand-birds—very much resembling our martin, but with something of the canary in their colour. At Suvla Bay Being the notes and sketches of scenes, characters and adventures of the Dardanelles campaign, made by John Hargrave ("White Fox") while serving with the 32nd field ambulance, X division, Mediterranean expeditionary force, during the great war. Even the robin and the martin come back, year after year, to their old nests; shall a woman be less true hearted than a bird? The Deerslayer The foxes and martins, of which there were abundance, slunk into the brushwood with the hares and rabbits, but left their prey untouched. Windsor Castle I wonder, when you said they were not four footed, I did not think of martins. What the Animals Do and Say "Par mon martin, the place would have been taken," she said in the hearing one cannot but feel of the chronicler, who reports so often those homely words. Jeanne D'Arc: her life and death The robin-redbreast till of late had rest, And children sacred held a martin’s nest, Till becca-ficos sold so devilish dear To one that was, or would have been a peer. An Essay on Man The bells count the hours gravely, while the martins fly round their hidden nests, and the wind makes its accustomed invasion of the rubbish of the old wood-yard. The Nabob There is a bird in that island called the "martin," but it is more property the "mina." Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Yes, Frank, you have caught me; these travellers are martins; and, if you wish, I will tell you more about them. What the Animals Do and Say The martins that built each year in the little boxes he had set on poles around his garden were circling and chattering far up in the sapphire skies of a late September day. The Foolish Virgin The martins and red-wing fieldfares were flying in sight together; an uncommon assemblage of summer and winter birds. The Natural History of Selborne The Kamchadale, observing that everything goes wrong in his frozen country, considers god as an old ill-natured man, smoking his pipe and hunting foxes and martins in his sledge.*** The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature He then caught martins—and measles, which was less entertaining. Letters on Literature All that we know about that, Frank, is, that He who created the martins has given to them the knowledge that guides them right. What the Animals Do and Say The illusion is increased by the number of martins, which have built their globular nests in the niches, and hover over these columns, as in our country they are accustomed to frequent large stone structures. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 Swallows and house- martins abound yet, induced to prolong their stay by this soft, still, dry season. The Natural History of Selborne I had always been able to find some owl or martin who could tell me where he was—if I wanted to know. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle The martin has very strong and large wings, and short legs, that they may not interfere with his flight, which is very rapid. What the Animals Do and Say The martin is such a universal favorite that Wilson says he never knew but one man that did not like them and treat them kindly. What the Animals Do and Say "How happy, Mother," said Frank, "the martins must be, to be able to fly about among the clouds, and travel so far, and go just where they please so easily!" What the Animals Do and Say Notwithstanding what has been advanced above, some few sand- martins, I see, haunt the skirts of London, frequenting the dirty pools in Saint George's-Fields, and about White-Chapel. The Natural History of Selborne "Would you, Frank, give up your mind for a pair of martin's wings?" What the Animals Do and Say You do not now see a martin in the air; you are only thinking of him; and yet you feel how pleasant it might be to be like him, up among the clouds. What the Animals Do and Say On the banks of the Mississippi, the negroes stick up long poles, with calabashes on the ends, to accommodate the martins. What the Animals Do and Say Although the martin's flight is very swift and very high, yet he can go but so far, and he knows not what directs him. What the Animals Do and Say The swallow, probably the male bird, is the excubitor to house- martins, and other little birds, announcing the approach of birds of prey. The Natural History of Selborne About the middle of May, if the weather be fine, the martin begins to think in earnest of providing a mansion for its family. The Natural History of Selborne One of my neighbours last Saturday, November the 26th, saw a martin in a sheltered bottom: the sun shone warm, and the bird was hawking briskly after flies. The Natural History of Selborne This makes the martin a very valuable friend to the farmer, whose chickens he defends from their enemies. What the Animals Do and Say Nay, some young martins remained in their nests last year so late as September the twenty- ninth; and yet they totally disappeared with us by the fifth of October. The Natural History of Selborne The house-swallow washes by dropping into the water as it flies: this species appears commonly about a week before the house- martin, and about ten or twelve days before the swift. The Natural History of Selborne |
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