196 Wl'ni XATUBE AND A CAMERA. 



Indeed, tlie same paraj^rapli will often come froni 

 different quarters at the same time. 



\ye have ourselves met with a liobin's nest in 

 an old coffee-pot tossed hv some careless hand 

 into a garden hedge, in an old waterino--can lyin<i- 

 upon its side on a rubbish heap, in the hub of a 

 cart-wheel leaninj^- aj^ainst a wall, and amonf^^-st the 

 woodwork beneath a tumbril standing" in a shed, 

 and o'ive herewith a combination page of photo- 

 graphs of them as objects of curiosity. It is grati- 

 fying to be able to state that in each case the 

 parent birds succeeded in rearing and carrying off 

 their young ones in safety. Strangely enough, a 

 Pied Wagtail had also built her nest in the frame- 

 work of the tumbril above mentioned, on the same 

 side as the Rol)in, but below the axletree. Both 

 birds had taken advantage of an extra piece of 

 timber which had been nailed on to strengthen the 

 framework of the vehicle. 



We have seen the nests of various members of 

 the Tit family inside letter-boxes, street lamps, dis- 

 used pumps, and even within the narrow limits 

 afforded by the interior of the knife-box of a 

 mowing machine. 



A gentleman, who was going abroad big game 

 shooting some years ago, like a ))rudent sportsman, 

 tested the ca})abilities of his ele})hant gun ;ind its 

 explosive bullets on a brick garden wall ])rior to 

 starting. The following spring a Spotted Fly- 

 (•{itfjlier discovered that the penetrative force and 

 destru(;tive powers of one of the little })rojcctiles 

 had been sufficient to create an eligible site for a 

 small bii-d's ucsf, and pi'oiiiplK' binlt Iici' own in 

 the hole made b\- it. 



The un\vear\ing jjatiencc and devotion of I)ii'(ls 

 whilst engaged in sitting uj)()ii ihcir eggs or tending 



