Pacific Swallows in Papua New Guinea were apparently coastal birds
nesting on cliffs and raised coral reef before the advent of the
missionaries. As they pushed into the highlands taking with them their
own style of architecture the Pacific Swallows followed them and now the
swallows can be found in all the major highland valleys.
Roger Hicks
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From: Trevor Quested
To: ; Shane Raidal
Subject: Re: Swallow nests
Date: 30 August 1997 18:02
Speaking of swallow nests reminded me of the time the late John Hobbs
showed me a swallow's nest in a hollow base of a River Red Gum. One
could
stand in the hollow and look up and it was about 2 foot above head
height.
He pointed out this was an uncommon site and it certainly was from where
I
had seen them. Every one I had ever seen was around a building usually
on
a verandah. What other places have others seen them in? Was the
arrival
of houses with eaves the best thing a swallow could ever see?
TQ
Trevor Quested & Annie Young
Sydney, Australia
Phone +61 2 9955 6266
Fax + 61 2 9959 4005
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