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plates are used, the children may color some of the 

 outlines. Any one of these birds may be taken as 

 the topic of the meeting, and the pamphlet and other 

 references studied in preparation, different children 

 being assigned topics to look up. About a week be- 

 fore the meeting, the bird to be studied should be an- 

 nounced, so that the children may be watching the 

 birds outdoors and report what they have seen. A 

 meeting may be held to discuss the making of bird- 

 houses, and at another meeting these may be brought 

 together and compared. A number of field trips 

 should be taken to study the birds outdoors. All of 

 the above can best be done in the spring. In the 

 fall nests may be collected and studied. In the winter 

 the subject of winter feeding may be taken up. 



From a number of letters published in "Bird- 

 Lore" explaining about the work of the clubs, the 

 following list is taken of the things which were 

 done by the various clubs : — 



Prizes offered for the following: — 



Best bird-houses. 



Greatest number of bird-houses for different birds. 



Longest list of birds identified from pictures. 



Best bird records. 



Best composition showing intimate knowledge of 

 birds. 



Best colored drawing of some bird. 



Prize to the school or room having the largest 

 number of clippings in their bird-clipping book. 

 Making bird-houses, feeding devices, and fountains for 



the home yard. 



