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THE UNIVERSE. 



stifled ; but the young birds, heaped one upon another, are 

 only so much the more thoroughly warmed, and the whole 

 brood live happy and gay in their tiny little bed. 



124. Nest of the Cape Titmouse: Parus CapensU. From Sonnerat. 



In respect to the elegance of its construction the pendu- 

 line titmouse astonishes the observer still more. Its nest, 

 suspended to the branch of a tree, has exactly the shape of 



