. Young folk's illustrated book of birds : with numerous original, instructive and amusing anecdotes . arse clothinto the form intended; towards the bottom of which theyplace the real nest, made chiefly of lint, wiry grass, horseand cow hair, sometimes, in defect of hair, lining the inte-rior with a mixture of slender strips of smooth vine bark,and rarely with a few feathers, the whole being of a consi-derable thickness, and more or less attached to the externalpouch. Over the top, the leaves, as they grow out, form averdant and agreeable canopy, defending the young from thesun and rain. There
. Young folk's illustrated book of birds : with numerous original, instructive and amusing anecdotes . arse clothinto the form intended; towards the bottom of which theyplace the real nest, made chiefly of lint, wiry grass, horseand cow hair, sometimes, in defect of hair, lining the inte-rior with a mixture of slender strips of smooth vine bark,and rarely with a few feathers, the whole being of a consi-derable thickness, and more or less attached to the externalpouch. Over the top, the leaves, as they grow out, form averdant and agreeable canopy, defending the young from thesun and rain. There is sometimes a considerable differencein the manufacture of these nests, as well as in the materialswhich enter into their composition. Both sexes seem to beequally adepts at this sort of labour, and I have seen thefemale alone perform the whole without any assistance, andthe male also complete this laborious task nearly withoutthe aid of his consort; who, however, in gener-al, is theprincipal worker. I have observed a nest made almostwholly of tow, which wus laid out for the convenience >f ». Oriole.
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