156 Wonders of the Bird World 



domed, or of roots and grass in a hole. Eggs white, or 

 reddish, with brown spots. African, Indian and Australian 

 Regions. 



Fam. XXII. Zosteropidce. (White-Eyes.) Nest, cup-shaped, 

 deep, of grass and moss, on a thin branch. Eggs pale blue. 

 African, Indian and Australian Regions, to China and Japan. 



Fam. XXIII. Parida. (Tits.) Nest large, and, as a rule, 

 amply lined with feathers, in the hole of a tree or building; 

 in some genera purse-shaped. Eggs numerous, white, or 

 white spotted with reddish-brown. Nearly Cosmopolitan 

 (except Australia and South America). 



Fam. XXIV. Sittida. (Nuthatches.) Nest, a rough mass of 

 grasses, wool, etc., in the hole of a tree, generally plastered 

 up by the birds themselves. Eggs five to eight, white, 

 with spots of reddish-brown. Europe and North America, 

 India, China, Indo-Malayan countries, Australia. 



Fam. XXV. Regulidce. (Gold-crests.) Nest of moss suspended 

 under a bough. Eggs numerous, five to ten, buffy-white, 

 with occasionally a few reddish spots. Europe, Northern 

 Asia, North and Central America. 



Fam. XXVI. Laniidce. (Shrikes.) Nest of sticks, grass, stems, 

 lined with wool, bulky in size, usually in thorn-trees or 

 bushes. Eggs greyish or greenish-white, with grey or 

 blackish spots and marblings. Cosmopolitan. 



Fam. XXVII. Artainidce. (Swallow-Shrikes.) Nest a shallow 

 saucer of twigs and grasses in a tree. Eggs white or green- 

 ish, spotted with purple and reddish-brown, with lighter 

 grey spots. India, Indo-Malayan Region, Australia. 



Fam. XXVIII. Ampelida. (Wax-wings.) Nest flat, of twigs 

 and grass. Eggs bluish or grey, with spots of grey or 

 dark brown. Northern Europe and Asia. North and 

 Central America. 



Fam. XXIX. Vireonida:. (Greenlets.) Nest, a deep cup of 

 leaves, grass, and mosses, in a forked twig. Eggs white, 

 spotted with black or brown round the large end. North 

 and South America. 



Fam, XXX. Sjhiidce. (Warblers.) Nest of various form, of 



