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small black and white bird, builds a nest which in appearance is almost the 
counterpart of one end of a saddle-bag when opened, the ends of which are tied 
by means of thread to extremities of a longitudinal branch, so that it is a most 
comfortable pouch in which the bird sets well concealed. 
The Golden Oriole (Oriolus galbula), a near relative of the Baltimore oriole, 
constructs a nest of equal neatness and ingenuity, though not so long. It is 
formed of a mesh of leaves finely interlaced in true weaver manner, in the shape 
of a circular cup, and is attached to the bifurcation of two branches by means 
of threads usually purloined from 
some neighboring dwelling. 
The Long-tailed Titmouse 
(Parus caudatus ) constructs a nest 
quite as curious in appearance as 
his Cape cousin. It is generally 
built in some cane-bearing tree, 
nearly globular in shape, made of 
moss, with so small an opening as 
to scarcely admit the body of this 
little bird. Small as is the nest, 
scarcely larger than one’s fist, it 
serves to house a numerous brood, 
there being generally ten or twelve 
young in each nest. 
The Jupuba Cassicus ( Cassicus 
hcemorrhus ), of South America, im¬ 
itates our oriole in its ingenuity 
for nest building, as it imitates 
the domestic fowls of its neighbor¬ 
hood with its wonderfully flexible 
voice and power of mimicry. The 
nest is woven of grass fibres into 
a rather slim bag some two feet 
in length, with a slit in the upper 
part for entrance. This purse-bag 
is generally suspended from the 
point of a dead limb, usually near 
a water-course, and sometimes with¬ 
in a few inches of the water. 
The Grass Weaver (. Fondia 
erythrops ), though a weaver, con¬ 
structs her nest at the expense of 
little labor, and exhibits an indiffer¬ 
ence to appearances. It is made of coarse fibres interlaced, woven into the shape 
of a cup and. attached to a couple of reeds that project above the vtater or boggy 
land. 
The Red Wing ( Turdus iliacus) is not a weaver, but builds with no less 
skill than do birds dexterous with the needle-bill. Its nest is wrought from 
mosses, and bits of grass daintily fashioned into a beautiful cup, which is care¬ 
fully lined with mud and saliva. This lining soon dries and then bears some 
NEST OP THE GOLDEN ORIOLE. 
