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which he confines the title of Motacilla or Wag- 

 tail, while all the rest of the Linntean Motacilla 

 are referred to a genus called Sylvia or Warbler. 



Among the smallest and most curious birds of 

 the genus Motacilla, may be numbered the Indian 

 species called the M.Sutoria or small Taylor-bird. 

 It is so named from its singular practice in build- 

 ing its nest, which consists of one or two leaves 

 proper for the purpose, dexterously sewed toge- 

 ther by the bird, which makes use for this purpose 

 of any kind of fine vegetable filament that it can 

 most easily procure. If the nest be prepared 

 from one leaf only, the two edges are sewn toge- 

 ther, so as to form a kind of pouch : if of two 

 leaves, the edges of both are connected in a 

 similar manner. The figure at present exhibited 

 is copied from Mr. Pennant's Indian Zoology ; 

 and the original was a drawing in the possession 

 of Governor Loten. The hollow of the leaves 

 is filled up with cotton or feathers. The colour 

 of the bird is yellow. 



Among the European birds the genus Parus 

 or Titmouse is distinguished for the remarkable 

 neatness of the nest in some species ; more parti- 

 cularly the elegant little species called the long- 



