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stands, is one and a half inches over, and through this 

 the little bird has carried the whole of the materials 

 for its nest, which is formed on the side of the pot. 

 Six eggs were laid, from which five young ones were 

 hatched; and our correspondent has promised to give 

 us the particulars as to their mode of escape at some 

 future time. The pot stands by the side of a gravel 

 walk, at a spot where the family and gardener are 

 continually passing.' 



The eggs, which are of a uniform light greenish 

 blue colour, are generally from four to six or seven in 

 number, but occasionally so many as eight have been 

 found. They much resemble those of the Dunnock, 

 but are of a paler colour, and a more slender and 

 delicate form, as well as considerably smaller. 



Two broods are frequently reared in the year, the 

 first being away by the middle of June. 



