GOLD BIRDS 



made fast to the twig 

 and carried down 

 around the top of the 

 nest, the plant fibre 

 being woven over it, 

 then the end brought 

 out and fastened to 

 the tree. Only a 

 cyclone that wrecked 

 the tree could have 

 destroyed that nest; 

 I never have seen one 

 more securely built; 

 but all Oriole archi- 

 tecture must be very 

 strong, as in a lifetime 

 of field work I never 

 have seen a nest 

 destroyed through 

 faulty work on the 

 part of the birds. 



That there are 

 tragedies among the 

 birds, especially the 

 Orioles, is proved 

 by finding the body 

 of a male bird 

 hanging from a loop 

 of cotton cord, in a 

 cotton wood, under a 

 nest that had been 

 abandoned, evidently 



MALE ORIOLE THAT HANGED HIMSELF WHILE 

 NEST BUILDING 



