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Bird- Lore 



books on various phases of bird and nature 

 study. Professor C. Arthur Borklund, 

 principal of No. 5 School, Bronx, New 

 York Citj^ very kindly loaned a large 

 number of bird-boxes prepared by the 

 students of his school. These represented 

 a wide variety of architectural construc- 

 tion, and many were exceedingly beauti- 

 ful. There was also on display an exam- 

 ple of the unique barrel bird-nesting box, 

 exhibited by Mr. Ernest Harold Baynes, 

 samples of the von Berlepsch bird-boxes, 

 and one of the American form of the von 

 Berlepsch box, manufactured by Mr. 



Philip E. Perry, of Massachusetts. Mr. J. 

 Warren Jacobs, of Waynesburg, Pennsyl- 

 vania, sent pictures, diagram and litera- 

 ture, in reference to the popular Martin- 

 boxes which he so successfully manufac- 

 tures. These materials, together with 

 feeding- shelves, food -bells, and other 

 devices for attracting birds, created much 

 interest on the part of those who were 

 present at the meeting. 



All the sessions were well attended, 

 and representatives from the following 

 State Audubon Societies were also pres- 

 ent, viz: New York, Connecticut, Rhode 



MARTIN HOUSE MADE FROM FLOUR BARREL, ALSO BLACKSMITH WHO BUILT 



AND PRESENTED IT TO THE VILLAGE OF MERIDEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE 



Photographed by E. Harold Baynes 



