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DENTIROSTRES. 



their eccentric liabits and curious mode of nesting. 

 Some of them build a neat nest, in the form of an 

 inverted cone, suspended by the upper edge. The 

 materials of which the walls are composed are frag- 

 ments of rotten wood, dry stalks, and similar articles; 

 and it is remarkable that amongst these, pieces of 

 paper are always found. Wilson says that the bird 

 exhibits so great a predilection for fragments of 

 newspapers, that some of his friends gave it the 

 name of " The Politician." The materials of this 

 pretty nest are held together with the silk of cater- 

 pillars, and the lining consists of fine dry grass and 

 hair. 



The typical species is — 

 The Greenlet ( Vireo virescens). 



