large tree, uttering its shrill chirp during a fall of snow ; 
it remains with us all the year. Its note is melodious, and 
is shriller than that of the Common Wren. 
The nest of this elegant bird is either placed in a tree 
covered with ivy, or under a thick branch of fir, and is a 
masterpiece of elegance, and is admirably adapted for the 
comfort of the young progeny ; it is composed of moss inter-, 
mixed with wool, and thickly lined with feathers ; round the 
rim of the nest some longer feathers are interwoven, which 
project from all sides, so that when the bird is sitting on 
the nest it is completely hid by the projecting feathers. The 
eggs are from seven to ten in number, of a rosy white, 
slightly speckled with red at the larger end ; their weight 
nine or ten grains. 
