pensile

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Nest—Very rare, only six known; of hair, feathers, moss, etc., bulky, globular, and partly pensile.

From Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 3 September 1897 by Various

It would appear to be over-large for the tiny bird, until we remember that kinglets are wont to have a numerous progeny in their pensile, globular home.

From Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes by Blanchan, Neltje

The spines of the Pinus Maritima are longer than those of the Pinus Lariccio, and the branches more pensile.

From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas

The crested waters sleep; White stars their emerald twilight keep Above the tryst of pensile glories That kiss to purple-and-gold the deep.

From Song-waves by Rand, Theodore H. (Theodore Harding)

They build pensile nests of strips of bark and fibres, swung from the forks of branches.

From The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. by Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert)