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STRANGE DWELLINGS. 



nature of the materialSj is very elastic, returning to its original 

 shape even after severe pressure. Boys seldom take the eggs 

 of the Chaffinch, because they are so plentiful ; but they are too 



NKST OF GOLDFINCH 



apt to take the nest itself, knowing that it makes a safe and 

 convenient basket for the eggs of rarer birds, and forgetting 

 that they cause much sorrow to the poor birds that have spent 

 so much trouble in preparing their home. 



As I have already mentioned, there is some resemblance 



