Tailor Bird
the Orthotomus sutorius, a small bird about 6 inches long; general color olive greenish; wings brown, edged with green; crown of the head rufous, inclining to gray on the nape; tail light brown; outer feathers narrowly tipped with white; under surface of the body white; legs flesh-colored. The male has the two center tail-feathers lengthened. A native of India, the Eastern Peninsula, China, etc. It is found in gardens, hedgerows, orchards, jungles, etc., sometimes in pairs, sometimes in small flocks, feeding on ants, cicadellas, and other small insects. Its name of tailor bird is derived from its nest, which silk from cocoons, thread, wool, and vegetable fiber. The nest itself is formed of cotton-wool with fine loose hairs, etc.
Eggs 3 or 4; in different nests they are of different colors, some being white, spotted with rufous or reddish-brown, others bluish-green. others bluish-green.
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