This section is from the book "The Plain Why And Because", by John Timbs. Also available from Amazon: The plain why and because.
Because of the art with which it makes its nest; - sewing some dry-leaves to a green one at the extremity of a twig, and thus forming a hollow cone, which it afterwards lines with feathers. It is found in India, and is smaller than a wren. - Blumenbach.
 
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