78 THE ARCHITECTURE OF BIRDS. 
“Tt is, I believe,” says he, “the nest of the 
tchitrec (Muscicapa cristata, Larnam); for though I 
have never captured the bird of this species on the 
nest, and am not therefore certain of the fact, my 
good Klaas, a faithful if not a profound observer, 
assured me that it was. In one of our journeys 
through a wood of mimosas, in the country of the 
Caffres, he discovered and brought me this nest, 
having seen, he said, and particularly observed, a 
male and female tchitrec occupied in constructing it. 
Itis remarkable for its peculiar form, bearing a strong 
resemblance to a small horn, suspended, with the 





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