Female nest choice in the penduline tit: a comment on Hoi et al

Experiments by Hoi, et al. have misinterpreted their data on nest choice in the penduline tit, calling to question their conclusions. Nest building is incorrectly described, and its continuity during the incubation period has been ignored. This continuity in building explains the larger size of the nests with incubated eggs. A correlation exists between the number of pair-days and the number of the eggs laid. A female may desert a nest only for polyandrous mating purposes. The explanations for different nest types are questioned.