XVI CONTENTS. 



nest-buiWing— A nest in a bottle — The cell of the Queen Termitk — Its en- 

 trances and exits — Size of the inmates — The Fungus Akt 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 

 formation and enlargement — The Elk and its winter home— The snow fortress 

 and its leaguers — Its use, advantages, and dangers — The Amatros and its 

 mode of nesting — Strange scenes — The Edible Swallow — Its mode of nesting 

 —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-builduig birds and their tem- 

 porary homes— The Noddy — Perilous position of the eggs, and young — The 

 Coot, and its semi-aquatic nest RSi 



