CHAPTER XI.-BASKET-MAKING BIRDS, continued. Singular account by Montbeillard Interesting account of, by Wilson CHAPTER XIII.-TAILOR-BIRDS. Difficulty of a bird sewing with its beak The tailor-bird of the East Indies Structure of hair, according to M. Blainville and Dr. Bostock Goldfinch's nest Is not, as alleged, lined with thistle-down Birds employ the materials they can most easily find Pinc-pinc's nest The pine-pine probably the same as the Cape tit Perch-cell for the cock bird Young birds are inferior in workmanship Humming-birds' nests. Localities chosen by the red-throated species Structure of its nest Nest of the red-eyed fly-catcher Nest of the yellow-bird Capocier's nest, according to Vaillant History of the building from the commencement 'CHAPTER XV.-CEMENTERS. Some naturalists have not investigated the cement of birds Cemented nest of the American chimney-swallow Edible nests of the salangane ib. Narrative of M. Poivre ib. Comparison of the gastric glands of the Java swallow with Opinion of Valenciennes and Reinwardt Description of the birds and nests in Bullock's and the British Structure accommodated to shelter Variety in the localities chosen by the house-sparrow Quantity of materials very various Similar nest of the towhe-bunting Nest of the dipper, or water-crow Sociality of the purple grakle and the fish-hawks Separate colonies of the grakles Birds enticed to build about houses American contrivances, with similar design ib. Cuckoo proved to have her eggs hatched by other birds Improbable statement of Linnæus Disappearance of the foster-nestlings His observations on hen-birds devouring their own eggs His estimation of the number of cuckoos in England, and the number of eggs they annually destroy Experiments with eggs of various sizes Manner in which cuckoos deposit their eggs Difficulty of introducing them in domed nests An African cuckoo supposed to carry her Dr. Jenner's explanation of the circumstance ILLUSTRATIONS, No. 1. Rumkin, or Tail-less Cock 2. Night-heron 3. Pectinated Claw of Night-heron 4. Carolina Night-jar, or Chuck-will's-widow 5. Night-jar's Foot, showing the Pectinated Claw 7. Magnified Plan of the Cleaning Instrument 8. Larva of the Glow-worm, using its Cleaning Instrument 9. Grub of the Glow-worm devouring a Snail 10. Turkey Buzzard and Black Vulture 24 25 26 31 16. The Dunlin 17. The White-headed Eagle and Fish-hawk |