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THE LIFE OF A BIRD. 



formed of a mass of closely interwoven moss, 

 seven or eight inches deep, and ten or twelve 

 inches in diameter, with a hollow chamber in 



the centre, lined with a few dry leaves. The 

 entrance is a small aperture placed on one side. 

 There can be no access to this spot but through 

 the falling sheet of water which perpetually 

 foams over in front, but seldom drops a spray 



