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HOW TO STUDY HIM 
Aw attractive thing about bird study is the 
fact that there is still so much to be found out. 
Men have been studying the dead bird for 
many years. All about the body is well known. 
The way he is made, the arrangement of his 
bones and his organs, are plainly set forth in 
the books, in words and pictures. 
The shape and colors of his plumage, how 
many feathers belong to his wing and tail, his 
length, his extent, the shape of his beak and 
his foot, —all these facts are to be found in 
every Ornithology. 
Some of his most easily noted habits, too, are 
familiar; where and when he nests, where he 
spends his time, and where he goes in the winter, 
what he eats, and when he changes his dress. 
But really to know the living bird, to make 
acquaintance with the individual, to see his fam- 
ily life, his manners, his intelligence, his powers, 
— this kind of study has hardly begun. . 
