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NEST OF LONG-TAILED TIT 



THE NEST OF THE LONG-TAILED TIT. 



IT is not only in our latitudes that the nest of the Long- 

 tailed Tit is considered a masterpiece, but even far away 

 south where nature works such marvels, where the little 

 humming birds, scarcely bigger than the joint of a child's 



LONG-TAILED TITS AND FAMILY. 



finger, shine in the sunlight like diamonds and rubies, 

 and build nests no bigger than half a small hen's egg, 

 -even there, this nest is looked upon one of the finest 

 specimens of bird architecture. It is the most charming, 

 most beautiful, and warmest bird abode. Most often it 

 is round, the twigs supporting it like the fingers of the 



