22o Wonders of the Bird World 



with silky down. This structure, however, is surpassed in 

 ingenuity by the Tailor-birds {Orthotomus) which stitch 

 leaves together in the most experienced fashion for the 

 support of their nests. Some of the Indian Wren-warblers 



Nest of the Fan-tailed Warbler (Cistkola cisticold). 



(Prima) will sometimes sew a couple of leaves round their 

 nest, but the same species sometimes make cup-shaped 

 nests and discard the "tailor-made" supporting leaves, so 

 that Mr. Hume is driven to remark — " Birds like these, 

 which build half-a-dozen different kinds of nests, ought to 



