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THE ARCHITECTURE OF BIRDS. 



"It is, I believe," says he, "the nest of the 

 tchitrec (Muscicapa cristata, LATHAM ) ; 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. 

 It is remarkable for its peculiar form, bearing a strong 

 resemblance to a small horn, suspended, with the 



Nest of the Tchitrec ? (Muscicapa cristata, LATHAM). 



