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	Swiftlet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Authentic bird's nest soup is made using the nests of the swiftlet.
		Authentic bird's nest soup is quite popular throughout Asia, perhaps because it has the reputation of being an aphrodisiac.
		Marcone, Massimo F. (2005) “Characterization of the edible bird’s nest the Caviar of the East”.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swiftlet (1502 words)

	Bird's nest soup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bird's nest soup can either be served as a savory soup or sweet, as Tong Sui.
		The white nests and the “red blood” nests are supposedly rich in nutrients which are traditionally believed to provide health benefits, such as aiding digestion, raising libido, improving the voice, alleviating asthma, increasing concentration, and an overall benefit to the immune system.
		The nests are composed of interwoven strands of salivary laminae cement.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bird's_nest_soup (957 words)

	nest. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Altricial birds, whose young are generally blind, naked, and helpless on hatching, usually build higher and more elaborate nests than do precocial birds, whose young have a downy covering and are able to move about and feed themselves soon after emerging from the egg.
		The stork’s nest is a simple platform of sticks, and the eagle’s aerie, built in tree tops or on cliffs, may be 5 to 12 ft (1.5–3.7 m) in diameter; both birds add to their nests each year.
		The nest is usually bowl-shaped and composed of twigs, grass, leaves, and (when available) bits of cloth and string; thrushes line their nests with clay.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ne/nest.html (533 words)

	Birds # Pájaros
		Birds range from solitary (e.g., many birds of prey) to highly gregarious, like the guanay cormorants of the Peru Current off the west coast of South America, which nest in enormous colonies of hundreds of thousands and feed in large flocks with boobies and pelicans.
		Nests vary widely: they may be a scrape in the sand, a deep burrow, a hole in a tree or rock, an open cup, a globular or retort-shaped mass with a side entrance tube, or an elaborately woven hanging structure.
		The nest, a shallow depression in the ground, is constructed and defended by the male.
	html.rincondelvago.com /birds_pajaros.html (8998 words)

	OddsEnds2
		Imprinting occurs early in the life of precocial birds (birds that are well developed at birth and leave the nest very soon after hatching).
		Nests come in all shapes and sizes: Eagles nests can weigh as much as a couple of tons, Hummingbird nests can be smaller than the tip of your index finger.
		They can be fancy like Oriole nests which are decorated with bits of colorful string and paper, to nothing more than a few sticks on the ground like pigeons use, or even nothing at all except a patch on the ground.
	www.libirding.com /OddsEnds2.html (1054 words)

	The Bird Site: Nest Building
		Some birds don't build a nest, but instead lay their eggs directly on the ground, in a hole, or even on a bare branch.
		Nest placement and design, along with the behavior of the parents and young, combine to provide protection from temperature extremes and from predators.
		These translucent nests are the main ingredient of the Chinese delicacy- bird's nest soup.
	www.nhm.org /birds/guide/pg017.html (498 words)

	About Swiftlets - Wct-Trading
		Bird's nest is a Chinese delicacy that has been claimed to be an effective health giving tonic.
		Bird's nest caves in Sarawak are mostly licensed to the families of their original owners although there are some sale of ownerships.
		It is this nest-cement that constitutes the raw material of birds' nest soup and renders the nest of A. fuciphagus and A. maximus of commercial importance.
	wct-trading.com /about_swiftlet.php (792 words)

	Thai town cashes in as swifts move in and fuel "birds nest soup" trade
		The delicate nests, found across Asia but normally only in remote caves, are made from the birds' saliva and can fetch up to 2,500 dollars per kilogram depending on the colour and cleanliness of the gossamer strands.
		The birds were first reported in Pattani about 80 years ago in a house near the city's historic Chao Mae Lim Ko Niew shrine, but for reasons no one can explain, they took up occupancy in large numbers about six years ago.
		The birds are a much-needed boon to the local economy which has been battered by separatist violence that broke out in the Muslim-majority south at the beginning of the year, sending shockwaves through Thailand.
	www.terradaily.com /2004/040408033334.7pwa73u3.html (802 words)

	Birding Swifts - BirdingGuide.com
		They build a nest in a chimney or near the eaves of a building, attaching a semicircle or twigs to the inside of a chimney with a sticky saliva.
		Migrating birds stay on track because of chemical reactions in their bodies that are influenced by the Earth's magnetic field...
		Conservationists along with bird specialists were speaking in Bangkok on the sidelines of the World Conservation Union meeting, attended by 6000 officials, scientists, excutives and environmentalists from around the world...
	www.birdingguide.com /bird_families/swifts.htm (337 words)

	birds
		The mounted collections of birds now occupy the lower matn hall of the old Smithsonian building; but these are only a portion of the Museum's possessions in ornithology, the catalogue enumerating nearly 150,000 specimens, about four-fifths of which are held in reserve for study and exchange, The laboratory occupies a gallery of this hall.
		The nests of the orioles generally are purse-shaped bags woven of hempen fibres, or of grass, and suspended upon the ends of the pliant twigs of tall trees.
		It is the nests of one sort of these swifts which are sought after by the Chinese as the material for their celebrated dainties, bird's-nest soup and jelly.
	www.150.si.edu /siarch/handbook/birds.htm (2607 words)

	Thanhnien News
		Swifts build their nests along vertical surfaces inside offshore island caves, some of which are made entirely of a cement-like substance secreted from their salivary glands, the principal ingredient in the so-called birds’ nest soup.
		Bird’s nest has high protein content, low fat, and various amino acids essential to the human body.
		Swifts were then also found nesting in houses in other cities and provinces like Khanh Hoa, the Central Vietnam beach city of Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang city, and the central province of Quang Ngai.
	www.thanhniennews.com /print.php?catid=10&newsid=2918 (761 words)

	Fast-flying swifts spend many hours in flight - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		These birds are designed for high-speed flight with long, slender wings, keen eyesight and enormous mouths that let them catch insects without pausing.
		Birds of the Apodiformes order do, in fact, have feet, but the appendages are small, weak and inconspicuous.
		The bird's glutinous saliva hardens and holds the twigs against a wall about 22 inches down from its top, and glues the twigs to one another.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/style/homegarden/birdwatching/s_144011.html (555 words)

	Hormel Foods - Glossary - Bird's Nest Soup
		An Asian soup, which is considered to be a delicacy, that is made with the use of an actual bird's nest.
		To prepare the soup, the nest is hand cleaned of feathers and foreign debris, soaked in water, washed, and then placed in a hearty stock containing wine.
		Nests from birds such as swallows are commonly sought to make the soup, which is considered to be a nutritious and health inhibiting food for Asians.
	www.hormel.com /kitchen/glossary.asp?id=37262&catitemid= (203 words)

	Thai hoteliers hoping on fast profits from flying guests
		Once boiled, the crude birds nests dissolve into chewy strands which are used as noodles in the classic "Birds Nests Soup" that doubles as a powerful natural aphrodisiac and a long-life elixir.
		Over the centuries, the recipe of bird's nests soup, first a Royal secret, later became a passion for aging but rich Chinese and expeditions were yearly send to the Thai-Malay peninsula to collect the valuable birds nests, only to be found in sea caves of tiny remote islands.
		The nests of the "Collocalia Esculenta" are constructed with a gluey saliva secretion discharged from the glands under the bird’s lower jaw.
	www.thaipro.com /thailand_00/150_birds_nest_soup.htm (1094 words)

	Merry's Kitchen - Bird's Nest Soup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Soak the nest in warm water for 3 hours.
		Place the nest in a small saucepan, cover it with cold water and bring to a boil over high heat.
		Drop in the bird’s nest, bring to a boil again, then reduce the heat to low and simmer covered for 5 minutes.
	www.melroseflowers.com /mkic/intl_cuisine/chinese/birds_nest_soup.html (152 words)

	Adventures in Eating
		I figured Birds’ Nest Soup was something similar, maybe a dish surrounded by crisp noodles looking like a bird’s nest.
		It tasted for all the world like chicken soup, and that’s what I decided it was.
		Place soup on tray with dragon on one side, phoenix on other, soup in middle.
	www.cookin-good.com /id28.html (1021 words)

	INDEX: - EAT BED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Birds-nest soup is a famous chinese delicacy made from the nest of swiftlets.
		The birds nest is held together by the saliva of male swiftlets.
		It is not fair to make the birds work hard, from dawn to dusk, building their house and without the knowledge that it will all be a part of a laughing diner's meal.
	www.index2005.dk /Members/bakynoshi/communityObject (541 words)

	soup - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		avocados, birds’ nest soup, flavorings for soup, lentils, manufacturer, Campbell Soup Company, quotations, seafood, thickener, sago
		In the Soup, motion picture about a desperate young man who wants his 500-page epic screenplay to be made into a film.
		bisque, borscht, bouillabaisse, bouillon, broth, chowder, cock-a-leekie, consommé, gazpacho, gumbo, julienne, minestrone, mulligatawny, pea soup,...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /soup.html (96 words)

	Common Knowlege of Chinese Culture
		The nests from which the soup is prepared are not like an ordinary nest made up of sticks and twigs, hay and grass, but are of a gelatinous substance, secreted by the bird itself for the purpose, or as it has been wittily put, the bird makes them all of its own head.
		These nests are constructed in caves on the sea shore, the swiftlet, which makes them, being a native of Malaya and Ceylon.
		Gomanti are the largest birds' nest caves in the world.
	www.chinatown-online.com /cultureeye/common/bird.htm (170 words)

	The Deadly Delicacy / Allure of bird's nest soup endangers swiftlet colonies and drives violent clashes
		The soup is popular because it is believed to help growth, skin complexion and sex drive, prevent lung disease and stave off aging.
		A local source familiar with the bird's nest industry said there are only one-third as many nests as there were a decade ago, and the swiftlets have abandoned many caves.
		But Somsak Kittidhrakul, president of P.P. Cabana, owner of the nation's largest bird's nest concession of almost 100 islands, says he is taking the necessary precautions to preserve the swiftlet.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/12/19/MN116962.DTL (1064 words)

	Foreign Correspondent - 27/07/2004: Thailand - Birds Nest Soup
		The birds in question are sea swifts, and for centuries they’ve nested in hillside caves in the area.
		The birds build their nests with the secretion from jaw glands that firms as it dries out.
		The nests are harvested and turned into birds’ nest soup — one of the most expensive dishes available, and regarded as the caviar of the East.
	www.abc.net.au /foreign/content/2004/s1162540.htm (202 words)

	Index to Comic Art Collection: "Birds" to "Biron"
		The romantic mood of a bird couple is broken by the cries of their nestlings.
		She steals a bird's nest hoping to end her problems but only succeeds in creating more.
		Tweety and Sylvester in Birds of a Feather / by Jean Lewis ; illustrated by Joe Messerli.
	www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/brri/birds.htm (6739 words)

	Hong Kong - Chinese Cuisine
		The finest birds nest is claimed by a Hong Kong restaurateur who rents a mountain in Thailand, which he believes harbors the finest set of swiftlet nests in Southeast Asia.
		Other equally tasty Chiu Chow specialties are the baked rice birds, which are seasonal fowl dishes stuffed with chicken liver and served by the dozens, as well as minced pigeon cooked with water chestnuts and eaten wrapped in crispy lettuce leaves spiked with a smack of plum sauce.
		The bird has to be deboned through a hole in the neck and then stuffed with a rich assortment of glutinous rice, chopped meats, and lotus seeds.
	www.marimari.com /content/hong_kong/food/chinese_cuisine/main.html (934 words)

	eNature: Articles: Detail
		Then, as the flock moves in spiral flight, birds at the tip of the funnel drop rapidly into the opening and quickly the funnel disappears into the chimney where the birds cling to the walls for the night.
		Perhaps the most interesting part of these most interesting birds is their nest.
		Built entirely of twigs, it is literally glued to the sides of chimneys with the birds’ glutinous saliva, which hardens when exposed to air (birds’ nest soup is made from oriental swift nests made entirely of their saliva).
	www.enature.com /articles/detail.asp?storyID=517 (249 words)

	review5
		A bird that lays round eggs must have a larger nest, which is more conspicuous to predators.
		Thus eggs that are lost or removed will be replaced as long as the bird has not quit laying eggs (this can go on indefinitely, someone once removed over 30 eggs from a Common Goldeneye's nest at a rate of one per day and she kept on laying).
		The final nest cavity on the top of this large nest contains a single egg, similar to the eggs buried in the stack, as well as several different eggs.
	www.msu.edu /user/vieirast/review5.htm (1285 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Nature
		Cave swiftlets are birds related to swifts, some of which are known for their great speed.
		Swiftlets are famous for their nest which they construct with their saliva.
		These nests are the main ingredient of birds’ nest soup, a delicacy in some of the countries of the Far-east.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20011125/spectrum/nature.htm (721 words)

	Thanhnien News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The swallow like swift birds, whose edible nest is a part of birds’ nest soup, have been found in a house in the city of Tuy Hoa, promising lucrative business for the city.
		The edible nests are made entirely of this ‘glue’.
		Swift bird nests are high in protein, low fat, and contain various amino acids essential to the human body.
	www.thanhniennews.com /print.php?catid=3&newsid=5437 (276 words)

	Bat City . . . and beyond (Part II) :: South East Asia :: March -- June '95
		Borneo supplies the cave swift's nests for that unusual Chinese delicacy, bird's nest soup though it more appropriately would be called bird spit soup since it is the resin like saliva of the bird used to hold the nest together that is used in the soup (the other nest materials are removed before soup making).
		This nest is collected whereupon the swifts set about building another in which they lay some eggs and raise young.
		For about as long as some people have been collecting swift's nests, others have been digging up bat and swift shit and carrying it by the bagful the 3 kilometers to the river for transport.
	www.synaptic.bc.ca /ejournal/batcity2.htm (1441 words)

	Birds
		Have the children inspect an abandoned bird's nest to see how it is made.
		Discuss how bird's nests are destroyed and how animals and people can help or harm birds.
		All the little birds are asleep in their nest.
	www.alphabet-soup.net /mini/bird.html (1217 words)

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		For example, the 2003 SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in East Asia is believed to have originated in the palm civet cat, a wild animal that is commonly served up in exotic meat restaurants in China and other countries(3.
		Birds’ nest soup is made from the nests of Asian swiftlets (the nests are made from saliva, sometimes mixed with grass and feathers).
		Nearly 20 million nests are traded annually in countries such as India and the Philippines, and are very often collected before the birds have had a chance to breed.
	www.ifaw.org /ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=12929 (549 words)

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