Note 88 — AN ORNITHOLOGIST ON THE DANUBE.
Margaret R. Thomson translation
[Note 88] p. 563.—The Penduline Titmouse.
A very small species of titmouse occurring in Southern Europe and Africa. Its remarkable nest (see figure) is formed of a felt woven of hemp or wool often mixed with goat’s hair. It usually hangs on the extreme end of a branch just over water. Both birds share in the work of building, as also in that of hatching and rearing the young, of which there are usually seven.