Vlll CONTENTS. 



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Nests of Sea-weed Nest of Fur Of various Materials 

 Of Cotton- Skins of Caterpillars Sticks Mode of Procuring 

 Theft of Materials Stealing among Hooks Punishment of 

 Offenders 40 



CHAPTER HI Construction of the Nest. Reed Warbler's Nest- 

 Elegant Structure Bird-tailors Orioles Kingfishers Tunnelers 

 Woodpeckers Caprice about Nests Extraordinary Nest Inge- 

 nious Jackdaws Wren's Nest Construction by one Bird 

 St. Valentine's Day Punctuality in constructing Nests Nests 

 invaded An Enemy within A Sparrow-Burglar Hung by the 

 Neck Bees occupying a Nest Snakes 63 



CHAPTER IV. Form and Size. General Type of the Form That 

 of Humming Bird Sea Eagle Divers Albatross Account of 

 its Nests Fable of the Roc Gigantic Nests Curious Forms 

 Bottle-shaped Nests Nests like a Wine-glass Like a Retort 

 Like Stockings Double Nests Additions to Nests Trap-door to 

 a Nest Causes determining the Form 



PART IL THE EGG. 



CHAPTER I Its Deposition. Canada Goose Guillemot Perilous 

 Position of the Egg Collection of Eggs Caution of Birds- 

 Covering the Eggs American Clapper-rail The Dunlin The 

 Cuckoo Its Accusers Cuckoo's real History Young Cuckoo 



