Lhe Chaffinch. 89 
The Chaffinch builds in May or June, and its nest 
is a wonderful piece of workmanship, and shows great 
neatness in building. It is composed of dried grass, 
moss, wool, and decked with grey lichen outside ; the 
inside is lined with hair and a few feathers. This nest 
is generally placed close to the trunk or thick arm of 
a tree, whence a few fibres spring. This bird gene- 
rally lays five eggs, and is very attentive to its young. 
If any person is passing by its nest, the Chaffinch will 
be sure to come and hop in a particularly restless 
manner from one twig to another, uttering its well- 
known note, pronounced as “pink.” This often leads 
the schoolboy to know its nest is near, and can be 
easily found. The young follow the parent birds for 
some little time after having left the nest. 

