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upple-leaves, tightly interwoven. A second, which was placed 

 in a gooseberry-bush, is built of the twigs of that plant, 

 intermixed with moss, and apple and ivy leaves : it has a 

 thick lining of feathers. A third is entirely made of green 

 moss, without a lining of feathers. A fourth is made of grass, 

 fern-leaves, and moss, with a scanty lining of feathers. A 



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fifth is made of oak-leaves and moss, and is strengthened at 

 the bottom with clay. A sixth is built on an old swallow's iiest, 

 which was placed in the interior of a barn. The swallow's nest 

 is relined with moss and feathers ; but it is much more open 

 than is usual with the species. The eggs of the wren vary 

 greatly in size. They are white, spotted with light red and a 



