. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. 260 HOMES WITHOUT Crested Cassique. Baltimore Oriole. crushed into a shapeless mass at the bottom of a wine-hamper by a careless servant, and covered with soot and dust, it has re- tained its form, and shows perfectly well how the fastening to the branches was managed; The materials of the nest are, however, extremely variable, the bird having a natural genius for nidification, and being always ready to take advantage of any new discovery in archite
. Homes without hands : being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction . Animals. 260 HOMES WITHOUT Crested Cassique. Baltimore Oriole. crushed into a shapeless mass at the bottom of a wine-hamper by a careless servant, and covered with soot and dust, it has re- tained its form, and shows perfectly well how the fastening to the branches was managed; The materials of the nest are, however, extremely variable, the bird having a natural genius for nidification, and being always ready to take advantage of any new discovery in architecture. One of these nests, described by Wilson, was deeper in proportion than the specimen which has been figured, being five inches in its widest diameter and seven in depth, the opening being contracted to two and a half inches. Various materials, such as flax, tow, hair, and wool, were woven into the walls, which were strength- ened by horse-hairs, some two feet in length, sewn through and through the fabric. Cow's hair was also employed for the bot-. 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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