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The nests of the Cassicus jiqmba are built of dry grass, 

 and resemble very long sacks spread out at the base, 



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having an entrance in the form of a long narrow slit, 

 situated above and placed laterally in such a manner that 

 the rain cannot penetrate. These nests are sometimes 

 more than two yards long. Thus when the birds are 



