\ \) entirely upon caterpillars and grubs. But 
’ against this must be set the fact that he 
sometimes destroys fruit-buds just as the 
bullfinch does, apparently from wanton 
mischief, or else on the mere chance that 
some insect may be lurking within them. 
Most of the Titmice build their nests 
in holes in trees, where 
they accumulate quite an =< J a ae 
We 
extraordinary quantity of 
moss, leaves, and 
feathers. In the 
midst of these they 
lay their pretty little 
pink-spotted white 
eggs, which, in the 
case of the Great 
Tit, are generally 
from six to eight in 
number. But the bird 
has been known to make 
its home in the oddest 
situations, such as in- 
= verted flower-pots, dis- 
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