108 INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS 



set-off, that of lowering its long tail to the plane of its body 

 on the first flight motion. 



As an insectivorous bird it functions in the sour lands. 

 Although this rank grass, such as may be found along the 

 south-eastern coast, may appear of small commercial value, 

 it is important that these breeding grounds of noxious 

 insects be patrolled by the Calamanthi. 



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Fig. 24. Field- Wren. One-tifth natural size. 



Nest. — Cup-shaped and made of grasses, with a light 

 feather lining within it. It is placed in damp ground at 

 the foot of a bush or tussock. This species breeds during 

 the coldest months of the winter. 



