. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. 112 BIRD ARCHITECTS It is fond of sucking the pollen from flowers, and the feathers of the forehead are often caked with the saccharine Fig. 60.—Cape Weaver-Bird at nest. The Forest Weaver {S. gregalis) is rusty-black above and golden-yellow below. Its habitat is from Algoa Bay in the Eastern Province of the Cape to Zululand. This bird is not gregarious as its name would indicate, being found in pairs in the thickly wooded kloofs, where it suspends its necked and retort-shaped nest, woven of fine tendrils of creeping plants, high up over a
. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. 112 BIRD ARCHITECTS It is fond of sucking the pollen from flowers, and the feathers of the forehead are often caked with the saccharine Fig. 60.—Cape Weaver-Bird at nest. The Forest Weaver {S. gregalis) is rusty-black above and golden-yellow below. Its habitat is from Algoa Bay in the Eastern Province of the Cape to Zululand. This bird is not gregarious as its name would indicate, being found in pairs in the thickly wooded kloofs, where it suspends its necked and retort-shaped nest, woven of fine tendrils of creeping plants, high up over a pool or rill of water. Although coarsely constructed, the nest is com- pactly woven and can be crushed together like a Panama hat without materially damaging it. Fresh eggs may be. 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 Haagner, Alwin Karl, 1880-; Ivy, Robert Henry. Cape Town, T. M. Miller
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