xiv CONTENTS 



B. Attracting Birds 



XIX. Nesting-Boxes 223 



Reasons for attracting birds — Birds using boxes — 

 Types of houses — Imitation both inside and outside 



— Imitation outside only — No attempt at imitation 



— Entrance opening — Putting out the house — 

 Martin-houses — Open Houses — Nesting-material — 

 Dealers in apparatus to attract birds. 



XX. Feeding the Winter Birds 249 



Reasons for feeding birds — Birds to expect — 

 Kinds of food — Methods of putting out food — DifB- 

 culties. 



XXI. Fountains and Shrubs for the Birds . . 260 

 Fountains: 



Essentials — Location — Plans for fountains — 



Fountains on lawns — Visitors at fountains. 

 Shrubs : 



Planting for shelter — Planting for nesting-sites 



— Planting for food. 

 Calendar for attracting birds. 



XXII. Domestication of Wild Birds .... 271 

 Success achieved — Methods of rearing wild birds 



— Rearing the bob-white — Rearing ducks — Attract- 

 ing wild ducks. 



PART IV 



Bird-Study in Schools 



XXIII. Teaching Bird-Protection in the Schools . 279 

 Purposes of bird-study — Materials for bird-study 

 — Hand work — Bird games — Bird calendar — 

 Using children's activities — Field trips — Bird 

 clubs — Bird day — Relation of bird-study to other 

 subjects — Essentials of a good lesson — A type les- 

 son — Outline of bird-study by grades and seasons — 

 Series of lessons. 



Bibliography 317 



Index 321 



