. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. THE TAIIA WEAVER BTTfD. 453 ily intcrweaviiiiiT 1(3 liabitations nf I'sta, each l)cinfr 10 neiirds may !hid it choose to face The shape ami nt construction iftcn s]>iva(l ill , and au' soiue- 1 liave loiio- fl(>(!. 'anclu's (if some s lh(.' advantage al sha]ie of tJie s of the Oraiiire ! itself tiie 11 five, and tlicjr (s. Thel'iHidiif (I pieces, wiliLTs, riiir dl' the cells. .' ]iei-sons of the oiaelinics make litaiits. lit on the iimlcr ite asnial! bird, =! a rather lar;,'o ic of
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. THE TAIIA WEAVER BTTfD. 453 ily intcrweaviiiiiT 1(3 liabitations nf I'sta, each l)cinfr 10 neiirds may !hid it choose to face The shape ami nt construction iftcn s]>iva(l ill , and au' soiue- 1 liave loiio- fl(>(!. 'anclu's (if some s lh(.' advantage al sha]ie of tJie s of the Oraiiire ! itself tiie 11 five, and tlicjr (s. Thel'iHidiif (I pieces, wiliLTs, riiir dl' the cells. .' ]iei-sons of the oiaelinics make litaiits. lit on the iimlcr ite asnial! bird, =! a rather lar;,'o ic of Capiicdi'ii, iig species. In vliich arc often like a llask, or I'cry thick grass stems laid longitudinally, and interwoven in a manner that can hardly be understood witlinut an illustration. ("ontrary to the usual custom of nests, iu which the materials are woven very smoothly, the nest of this bird is purposely constructed so as to present the jiossiblc exterior, all the grass stems being so arranged that their broken ends protnide for several inches in a nianm'r that reminds the observer of a military " abattis " ix ilcfciice formed by prostrate trees with the ends of the branches cut off and sharpened. Pruliably this structure is for the same purpose as the abattis, and is meant to protect the bird from the inroad of its enemies. Several of their curious ediliccs may be seen in the lust-rooni of the i\ruseiini. The interior of the nest is sufliciently soft and warm, more so, indeed, than would be supposed from the porcupine-like aspect of the exterior walls. The .^^ahali Weaver llird is very social in its habits, the nests being placed in close proximity to each other, a single tree often containing from thirty to forty of these ingenious doniic'.les. The birds associate in flocks of different sizes, varying probably acemding to the season of the year, as is often the with gregarious , numbers are greatly augmented after
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