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Weavers. 
variety--froni a mere spliere witli an entrance hole at the front 
to a spliere with a more or less elongated spoilt, in which case 
the latter forms the entrance, which is from beneath; and there 
are numerous intermediate types. My readers should refer to 
back vols, of Bird Xf)Ti:s, where they will find many photos of 
these nests, mostly witnesses of Mr. Shore Raily's skill, in 
wliicli the above is strikingly evident. 
Vet the above statement needs some qualification, as the 
description reads more like a wa.xbill's than a weaver's nest. 
Photo E. 0. Page. 
Nests of Kufous-necked Weaver. 
Bachelor weavers' nests vary considerably according to the 
species, and a weaver's nest is not so true a sphere as a waxbill's : 
again, the waxbill places its entrance hole higher up; the weaver 
places it all but at the base; in some (quite a few) species it 
