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HOLBOELL'S REDPOLL. 



dry grass-stalks and a little moss, profusely lined 

 with the down from the cotton-grass or willow- 

 catkins, or if these materials are not obtainable, 

 with white Ptarmigan feathers, hair, or wool. 

 The lining is generally more or less interwoven 

 into the sides of the nest, which can scarcely be 

 matched for delicacy and beauty." 



