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Bird -Lore 



A form for record book, wliich has stood the test of many years' experience, is shown 

 in part below. (See also, Merriam, Auk, I, 71; Stone, Auk, V, 194; Jones, Auk, XII, 

 117, 231, 237; Pynchon, BiRn-LoRE, II, 21; Hand-Book of Birds, p. 21). 



April 



PLAN OF I'ART OF THF. FIRST PAGE 

 I 90 1 



PLAN OF PART OF THE SECOND PAGE 



If a ruled roll-call book cannot be secured, take a large blank book, measuring at 

 least 8 by 10 inches, rule the first page as shown above, with a space at the left for tlie 

 entry of birds' names, etc. Rule the second page as shown, and cut from its right side a 

 strip equal in width to the space allowed on page i for names, so that when page 2 is 

 turned the left-hand edge of page 3 will just meet the column of birds' names at the left- 

 hand side of page i, when the record may be continued without re-writing the column of 

 birds' names. Treat page 4 in the same manner, when page 5 will meet the column of 

 names. In this way the right-hand or free margin of each even numbered page, 6, 8, etc., 

 may be trimmed until enough pages have been arranged to enter the records relative to 

 "Date," "Start," etc., for a certain period. For example, if one's observations cover the 

 spring migration, from March i to May 31, a period of 92 days, and if one could expert 

 to go afield twite each day during this period, 184 columns or stpiares would be required 



