. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. . chips of wood, or branches of trees interlacedwith twigs, lined with hair and other soft substances, are fashionedby them into the necessary shape. But the smaller species reallydisplay great art in framing their miniature dwelling, which they lineinside with wool, blades of grass, or downâtheir effort is to make asoft, warm, and sofid bed on which to deposit the coming eggs, themale and female labouring in the common work. They have alsorecourse to all sorts o
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. . chips of wood, or branches of trees interlacedwith twigs, lined with hair and other soft substances, are fashionedby them into the necessary shape. But the smaller species reallydisplay great art in framing their miniature dwelling, which they lineinside with wool, blades of grass, or downâtheir effort is to make asoft, warm, and sofid bed on which to deposit the coming eggs, themale and female labouring in the common work. They have alsorecourse to all sorts of cunning devices in order to conceal theirnest from prying eyes, choosing for this purpose the heart of a leafybush, the forked limb, the concealed crack or hollow in the trunk ofa tree, the chimneys of a house, crevices in a wall or under a enough, the nests of the same species are fashioned in l82 REPTILES AND BIRDS. precisely the same manner. The Kinglet, or Golden-crested Wren(Fig. 70), builds its nest among ivy, or dependent from fir branches,generally near some brook; it is neatly formed of moss, nearly.
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