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very reverse. We remember one which built on 
the narrow space between the gudgeons or upright 
iron on which a garden-door was hung; the bottom 
of the nest, of course, resting on the iron hinge, 
which must have shaken it every time the door was 
opened. Nevertheless, there she sat, in spite of all 
SINGULAR NEST OF A REDSTART. 
this inconvenience and publicity, exposed as she 
was to all who were constantly passing to and fro. 
Amongst Robin Redbreasts, many instances of 
strange selection have come to our knowledge, quite 
as singular as those hitherto mentioned. Thus, we 
