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Fig. 28. — Lumber diagrams of house shown in 

 figure 25, suitable for red-headed wood- 

 pecker. Thickness of boards ?4 inch. 



will scarcely be no- 

 ticed. The house 

 shown in Figure 6 

 is suitable for use 

 in trees. It is made 

 from a log or large 

 branch , hollowed by 

 decay, and fitted 

 with a top and 

 bottom as illus- 

 trated in the figure. 

 The cover is to go 

 on after the log is 

 fastened in place. 

 Either the top or 

 bottom should be 

 removable. Meth- 

 ods of doing this 

 are shown in Figures 

 23 and 26 



Fig. 29. — House for wrens and 

 house finches. Roof broken to 

 show interior. 



Another way of making 

 a log house is to split a straight- 

 grained log 2 feet or more in length 

 through the middle and then cut out 

 a cavity with a gouge. The excava- 

 tions in the two halves can be made 

 to match exactly by means of a pat- 

 tern or template having the size and 

 shape desired for the proposed cavity 

 through the plane of cleavage. Figure 

 7 shows the appearance of such a 

 house and how to place the template 

 symmetrically on each half of the 

 stick. The top of this house should 

 be covered with tin or zinc to keep 

 out moisture. The halves should be 

 fastened together with screws to 



allow the house to be taken apart and cleaned. 



Phoebes like to nest about buildings, and a simple shelf under the roof of a porch 



or shed is all they require. If, however, it is desirable to have them stay outside, 



Fig. 30.- 



-Sections of house shown in figure 29. 

 floor removable. 



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Fig. 31. — Lumber diagrams for house shown in figure 29. Thickness of boards ?^ inch. 



