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with silky down. This structure, however, is surpassed in 

 ingenuity by the Tailor-birds (Orthotomus) which stitch 

 leaves together in the most experienced fashion for the 

 support of their nests, Some of the Indian Wren-warblers 





Nest of the Fan-tailed Warbler (Cisticola dsticola). 



(Prinia) will sometimes sew a couple of leaves round their 

 nest, but the same species sometimes make cup-shaped 

 nests and discard the " tailor-made " supporting leaves, so 

 that Mr. Hume is driven to remark " Birds like these, 

 which build half-a-dozen different kinds of nests, ought to 



