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J. R. Green
THE swifts as a family are remarkable for certain peculiarities in the construction of their nests, fastening together the materials they use by a peculiar kind of secretion. The nest of the common swift of our own country has at -least its innermost layer so agglutinated. Collocalia faciphaga, according to Bernsteiin, fastens together in this way the whole of the structure. Perhaps the nmost interesting of the whole genus is C. nidifica, a species met with in Java and Borneo, concerning the construction of whose habitation much controversy has taken place. This species produces the so-called edible bird’s-nest, a delicacy long leld in high esteem by the Chinese and lately brought into prominence in England through the Health Exhibition at South Kensington last year. The nest is in appearance not unlike a dried flattened spongy bone such as the occipital bone.
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Owen Sound Sun Times, Canada – May 6, 2014
Editor:

With the West Nile virus, spread by mosquitoes, with us each summer we are very lucky to have such active mosquito control as we do in this area with our free swallows, barn swallows, bank swallows and cliff swallows.
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sragen.go.id Saat ini, dibeberapa tempat dalam wilayah Kabupaten Sragen banyak berdiri sarang burung wallet, yang diusahakan oleh warga masyarakat. Tidak hanya di perkotaan saja, di desa-desapun bangunan untuk usaha sarang burung wallet banyak yang berdiri . Tujuannya adalah, ingin meraup keuntungan dari usaha sarang walet itu . Masalah usaha sarang burung walet mendapatkan perhatian dari […]

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By Terry Knight — Record-Bee outdoors columnist
Article Last Updated: 04/29/2014 11:39:22 PM PDT

Wildlife and fish have always amazed me. They are often born, live and die within a short distance from our homes and yet few of us know about their daily struggles just to survive. Unlike humans, a bird or deer can’t go to the doctor if they’re feeling ill or to the supermarket if they’re hungry.
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sabah.gov.my Laurentius N. Ambu Deputy Director Sabah Wildlife Department Kota Kinabalu ABSTRACT The two most economically-important swiflets are the so-called edible nest swiflets: the white-nest swiflets (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and the Black-nest swiflet (Aerodramus maximus). Both species occur in Sabah. With the dwindling edible-nest swiflets population due to effects of increased harvesting pressure and effects of […]

www.suite101.com By Mazhar Ali ‘BLACKNEST’ SWIFTLET Size Sparrow-; length 14 cm (15 1/2 in). Field Characters Very similar to, and practically indistinguishable from Himalayan Swiftlet. Slightly heavy build, proportionately broader wings, and less forked tail suggestive. Hand Diagnosis. Tips of downy bases of mantle and rump feathers mainly black. Tail almost square: depth of fork […]

pubmedcentral.nih.gov M Flashner, P Wang, J B Hurley, and S W Tanenbaum The elective isolation of a soil microorganism, tentatively assigned to the genus Arthrobacter, which produced an extracellular neuraminidase is described. The secretion of neuraminidase from washed cells in minimal medium required the presence of sialo-containing glycoproteins, whereas free N-acetyl-neuraminic asid of N-acetylmannosamine were […]

suntimes.com MAKES 2 SERVINGS 1 whole swallow nest (approximately 1.33 ounces before soaking) 2 1/4 cups fresh milk 1 egg yolk 2 egg whites 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon rice vinegar To soak swallow nest: Immerse the nest in a bowl filled with fresh, clean water at room temperature. Soak fresh raw nest 1 […]

neatnesindo.com Swallow Nests with Young Pigeon Soup Ingredients : 2 soaked whole swallow nest (approx. 2.66 oz) (as has been prepared in “Basic Preparation”) 1 Young pigeon 2 oz. lotus seeds 4 oz. lean pork 1/4 dried tangerine peel 8 cups of boiling water salt to taste Method : 1.   Soak dried tangerine peel and […]

jatim.go.id -Berita Kesehatan – Dinas Informasi dan Komunikas Menurut Kepala Dinas Peternakan Jatim, Sigit Hanggono drh, burung ini termasuk hewan liar yang sifatnya berkelompok dan tidak mau berhubungan dengan hewan lain. “bagaimana bisa divaksin, jika dipegang saja burung ini bisa mati. Dan kecil sekali resiko penularannya pada manusia,” katanya, saat membuka Rapat Koordinasi Teknis Propinsi […]