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nest is made of green mosSj small twigs^ dried grass^ and 

 sometimes lined with feathers and rabbi ts'-dowu. The 

 nest is rarely found in Britain ; its usual situation is 

 amonffst furze-bushes. 



THE THRUSH. 

 The Thrush builds her nest in hedges, banks, against the 

 trunks of trees, in stone walls, and is fond of ivy against 

 trees or rocks. Her nest is made of grass and moss, the 

 interior being lined with clay or cow-dung, in which are 

 sometimes found pieces of decayed wood. She lays from 

 four to six eggs, of a beautiful blue spotted with black, 

 most of the spots being on the thick end of the egg. 



THE GEEENFINCH. 



This bird lays four or five eggs, which are white tinged 

 with blue, and speckled at the larger end with light orange- 

 brown. Her nest is situated in thick hedges, ivy, holly, 

 and other evergreens. It is composed of moss and wool, 

 and is lined with hair and feathers. The nests of these 

 birds have been found so close that the material of two 

 was interwoven together. 



THE EEDSTAET. 

 The nest of this bird is made of moss lined with hair and 

 feathers. It is situated in holes in rocks, walls, trees, 

 stables, and barns ; and the bird has been known to build 

 in a plant pot with the bottom upwards, entering through 

 the hole. She lays from five to seven eggs, of a pale 

 bluish -green, unspotted. 



