XVI CONTENTS. 



How the Nest is made. — Division of Labor. — Lover's Quarrels. — Structure of the 

 Nest. — Humming-birds again. — The Fiery Topaz. — Its nocturnal Habits. — Ap- 

 pearance of the Nest. — Its Shape, and the Materials of which it is made. — The 

 Hermit Humming-birds and their Nests. — The Kuby-throated Humming-bird. 

 — Variable Dimensions of the Nest. — Concealment. — Mr. Webber and his Dis- 

 coveries. — Variable Form and Positions of the Nest. — Materials of which it is 

 made. — Its deceptive Exterior. — Feeding of the Young. — The Vervain Hum- 

 ming-bird. — How the Nest assumes its Shape. — The Red-backed Shrike. — Use 

 of the Shrike in Falconry. — Their singular Mode of Feeding. — Impaled Prey. — 

 Conspicuous Character of the Nest. — Popular Ideas concerning the Red-backed 

 Shrike. — Structure of the Nest. — The Hedge Sparrow. — Its proper Title. — Care- 

 lessness about its Nest. — Foes of the Hedge Sparrow. — Its Fecundity. ...Page 564 



CHAPTER XXX. 

 BEANCH-BUILDERS. 



SPIDERS AND INSECTS. 



Remarkable Spider Nests in the British Museum. — Seed-nests and Leaf-nests. — 

 Nests of the Tufted Spider. — Form and Coloring of the Spider. — Its curious 

 Limbs. — Nests illustrative of the Hexagonal Principle. — Nest of the Icaria. — 

 The Equal Pressure and Excavation Theories. — Nest of Mischocyttarus and its 

 remarkable Form. — Nest of the Raphigaster. — Summary of the Argument. — 

 The Processionary Moth. — Reasons for its Name. — How the Larvae march. — 

 Damage done by them to Trees. — A natural Remedy. — The Calosoma and its 

 Habits. — The Gipsy Moth. — Its Ravages upon Trees and Mode of destroying it. 

 — The Social Principle among Caterpillars. — Mr. Rennie's Experiments. — The 

 Lackey Moth. — Supposed derivations of its popular Name. — The Eggs, Larvae, 

 and perfect Insects. — Habits of the Moth. — The Brown-tailed Moth. — Locality 

 where it is found. — Its Ravages abroad. — Nests of the Icaria as they appear in 

 Branches. — The Apoica : its remarkable Nests. — Singular Nests from the British 

 Museum. — Nests discovered by Mr. Lord 582 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



MISCELLANEA. 

 The Polyzoa and their varied and beautiful Forms. — The Raft Spider. — Why so 

 called. — Mode of obtaining Prey. — Mice and their Homes. — The Campagnol or 

 Harvest-mouse. — Its general Habits. — Its winter and summer Nest. — Its Store- 

 house and Provisions. — Entrance to the Nest. — The Wood Mouse and its Nest. 

 — Uses of the Field-mice. — The Domestic Mouse. — Various Nests. — Rapidity 

 of Nest-building. — A Nest in a Bottle. — The Cell of the Queen Termite. — Its 

 Entrances and Exits. — Size of the Inmates. — The Fungus Ant and its singular 

 Home. — Material, Structure, and Size of the Nest. — The Clothes Moths and 

 their various Species. — Habitations of the Clothes Moth, and the Method of For- 

 mation and Enlargement. — The Elk and its winter Home. — The Snow Fortress 

 and its Leaguers. — Its Use, Advantages, and Dangers. — The Albatross and its 

 Mode of Nesting. — Strange Scenes. — The Edible Swallow. — Its Mode of Nest- 

 ing. — Origin of its Name. — Description of the Nest. — Curious Legend respecting 

 the Bird.— The Eagle and its Mode of Nesting.— Difficulty of reaching the Eyrie. 

 — The Nightingale and its Nest.— Other ground-building Birds and their tem- 

 porary Homes. — The Noddy. — Perilous Position of the Eggs and Young. — The 

 Coot, and its semi-aquatic Nest 608 



