. The bird . youtstripped, though to no great extent, by the basket-makers of thewoods, the jay, the mocking-bird, the bullfinch. Their more numerousbrood impose on them more arduous toil. They lay down rude enoughfoundations, but thereupon plant a basket of more or less elegantdesign, a web of roots and dry twigs strongly woven together. Thecistole delicately interlaces three reeds or canes, whose leaves, mingledwith the web, form a safe and mobile base, undulating as the birdrocks. The tomtit suspends her purse-like cradle to a bough, andtrusts to the wind to nurse her progeny. The canary, t
. The bird . youtstripped, though to no great extent, by the basket-makers of thewoods, the jay, the mocking-bird, the bullfinch. Their more numerousbrood impose on them more arduous toil. They lay down rude enoughfoundations, but thereupon plant a basket of more or less elegantdesign, a web of roots and dry twigs strongly woven together. Thecistole delicately interlaces three reeds or canes, whose leaves, mingledwith the web, form a safe and mobile base, undulating as the birdrocks. The tomtit suspends her purse-like cradle to a bough, andtrusts to the wind to nurse her progeny. The canary, the goldfinch, the chaffinch, are skilful felters. The ARCHITECTURE OF BIRDS. 253 latter, restless and suspicious, attaches to the finished nest, with muchskill and address, a quantity of white lichens, so that the spottedappearance of the whole completely misleads the seeker, and induceshim to take this charming and cunningly disguised nest for an acci-dent of vegetation, a fortuitous and natural object. /wS;.
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