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Re: Welcome Swallow

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Subject: Re: Welcome Swallow
From: "Claire Stevenson" <>
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 15:23:13 +0800
I recall being told that the Welcome Swallow got it's name from the habit of building it's nest in the open eaves of front verandahs and doorways. Hence it "welcomed" home inhabitant or visitors of the house. May be an old wives tale, who knows?
 
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