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AM ERIC Ay ORNITHOLOGY. 



Fig. 2. 



Photo by H. R. Caldwell. 



NEST OF TAILOR-BIRD. 



gives a tair idea of the method with which the bird rivets its nest to 

 the leaves. This nest was located almost twenty feet from the ground. 

 Another nest was being built in a wisteria vine about six feet from the 

 ground. The faithful little pair labored nearly a week trying to form 

 this mass of material into a home. The leaves of the wisteria were 

 not strong enough to sustain the weight of the nest so it was necessary 

 for the birds to select a more suitable nesting site. This was accom- 

 plished in the selection of nesting site as shown in figure No 3. 



The eggs of the Tailor-bird generally number four, and are of a clear 

 white, or white slightly tinted with green, ground color, marked and 

 spotted with red and brown. The average size of the egg is about 

 that of the Blue-gray Gnat-catcher, though slightly longer and of a more 

 oval shape. 



HABITS. 

 This little wren-like bird is one of the most common residents of this 



