nest

• A few days later I saw the bird carry a big caterpillar to the same stump and come away shortly without it; so I looked more closely and found the nest, containing nearly full-fledged young, so beautifully wedged into the stump that it appeared to be part of it, and nothing but the tiny circular entrance revealed that the nest was there. —  The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
• At the same time, the situation in which she found the nest was altogether unusual and exceptional I now find that such a situation for the nest of this bird is not even very unusual. —  The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
• Every yard of the land produces a clump of grass likely enough to hold a nest, and as the female sits still till the nest is actually touched, it becomes a difficult and laborious task to find the nest He subsequently remarks:--"May seems to be the month in which these birds lay here. —  The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
• The place selected for the nest is the most lofty branch of a tree, and is built near the fork of two outlying twigs. —  The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
• With this they fly away to build their nest, and immediately return for a further supply The arrangement of the nest is a matter of much consideration, as the shape depends entirely upon the locality in which it is built: it may be in the corner of a room, or in a hole in a wall, or in the hollow of a bamboo; but wherever it is, the principle is the same, although the shape of the nest may vary. —  Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon

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