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seems to be a desire to get the insects that are attracted by 

 the warm air expelled through the animal's nostrils. 



It is fond of the ground, and makes a pretty picture 

 wherever it may be. 



Nest. — Very compactly built of grass, covered densely with 

 spiders' webs, and taking the form of a shallow cup ; the 



Nest and Eggs of Black and White Fantail. 



inner hning is of roots or finer grasses. The position varies 

 with the nature of the tree or shrub. The figure above shows 

 it in a Polygonum bush. 



%^s.— Three or four to a sittmg ; dull yellowish-white, 

 with a zone of dark grey and blue-black. Length, 0.75 inch; 

 breadth, 0.55 inch. 



