. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. THE YELLOW-THROATED SEEICORNIS. 235 The reason for its mention in this work is the singular struc- ture of its nest, which is described by Mr, Gould in the following words: " One of the most interesting points connected with the history of this species is the situation chosen for its nest. *. PtilotuB SonoruB. Sei'icomis Gitreogularis. Entomophila Ficta. Entomophila Albogularia. Origma Rubricata. "All those who have rambled in the Australian fores
. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. THE YELLOW-THROATED SEEICORNIS. 235 The reason for its mention in this work is the singular struc- ture of its nest, which is described by Mr, Gould in the following words: " One of the most interesting points connected with the history of this species is the situation chosen for its nest. *. PtilotuB SonoruB. Sei'icomis Gitreogularis. Entomophila Ficta. Entomophila Albogularia. Origma Rubricata. "All those who have rambled in the Australian forests must have observed that, in their more dense and humid parts, an at- mosphere peculiarly adapted for the rapid and abundant growth of mosses of various kinds is generated^and that these mosses not only grow upon the trunks of decayed trees, but are often accumu- lated in large masses at the extremities of the drooping branches. These masses often become of sufficient size to admit of the bird constructing a nest in the centre of them, with so much of art that. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). New York : Harper & Brothers
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