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HOMES WITHOUT HANDS. 



erable width. The bird is gregarious in its nesting, the rocky 

 ledges being crowded with the rude nests, and the odor that pro- 

 ceeds from them being absolutely intolerable to human nostrils. 

 The eggs are rather pretty, being of an orange color, spotted and 

 splashed with red and purple of different shades. 



It is rare in England, but there are many British birds that 

 build in a similar manner, such as the Solan goose, or gannet, the 

 cormorant, the guillemot, and various gulls. 



The nest of the Nightingale (Luscinia Philomela) could hard- 

 ly be classed in any of the preceding groups, and therefore takes 

 its place among the miscellaneous habitations. 



The Nightingale. 



It is not built in the branches, nor in a hole, nor suspended 

 from a bough, nor absolutely on the ground. It is always set 

 very near the ground, and in most cases it is scarcely raised more 



