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STRANGE DWELLINGS . 
be the case with many birds, the additions being always made 
to the margin. 
It is a remarkable fact that this enlargement of the nest 
should be common both to birds and insects. The reader may i 
GOLDEN ORIOLES AND NEST. 
perhaps remember that the wasp, as well as other hymen optera, 
lays an egg in the cell while it is yet shallow, and adds to the 
cell in proportion to the growth. of the grub. The time of year, 
