. Cassell's book of birds . trikingin appearance. The BUNDLE-NESTS {Phacellodomus) are recognisable by their short, almost straight beak,which is much compressed, and very slightly hooked towards its tip. The tarsi are high and strong;the wings rounded; and the broad tail formed of narrow, soft featliers. THE SEARCHERS. 17 THE RED-FRONTED BUNDLE-NEST, OR CLIMBING THRUSH. The Red-fronted Bundle-nest, or Climbing Thrush (PhacelMomiis rufifnns), is of a lightbrownish greenish grey on the upper parts of the body, and hght bro\vnish white on the under quills are greyish brown, with a reddi
. Cassell's book of birds . trikingin appearance. The BUNDLE-NESTS {Phacellodomus) are recognisable by their short, almost straight beak,which is much compressed, and very slightly hooked towards its tip. The tarsi are high and strong;the wings rounded; and the broad tail formed of narrow, soft featliers. THE SEARCHERS. 17 THE RED-FRONTED BUNDLE-NEST, OR CLIMBING THRUSH. The Red-fronted Bundle-nest, or Climbing Thrush (PhacelMomiis rufifnns), is of a lightbrownish greenish grey on the upper parts of the body, and hght bro\vnish white on the under quills are greyish brown, with a reddish gloss on the outer web ; the brow is deep rust-red, anda stripe over the eyes pure white. The eye is grey, the upper mandible dark greyish bro\\Ti, and thelower one whitish grey. The foot is pale blueish grey. This species measures six inches and a quarter,the wing two inches and a quarter, and the tail two inches and a half. The Prince von Wied tells us he only met \vith these elegant little birds upon the arid interior. ^V . THE RED OVEN BIRD {Furnarius rnfiis). highland tracts of Geroes and Bahia, where they inhabited the open country, and passed their time inhopping or flying from one bush or tree to another. As regards its nidification, the Prince von Wiedremarks, I found the nests of the PluueUodomus riififrons about February ; they were usuallysuspended on the low, slender branches of high trees. Tliose I saw are best described as large ovalbundles, often more than three feet long, and formed of thin twigs heaped together and interwovenwith each other, or fastened together by a variety of materials. The interior was filled with smallbundles of moss, hair, wool, or fibres interlaced, so as to form a warm and compact lining. Thesmall round hole that serves as an entrance is situated at the bottom of this suspended mass, so thatthe birds ascend from below into their huge domicile. Year by year these nests are added to andenlarged until at last it is not uncommon to find
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