How to Attract the Birds 



as a weaver, and further proved by the attractions 

 in a mate that are necessary to woo her — the most 

 gorgeous ot orange and black feathers, and, as if 

 they were not enough, the most persistent of deh- 

 cious songs throughout the courtship. Certainly, a 

 bird with so keen an appreciation of form, colour 

 and music must have some excellent reason tor 



Young whippoorwills feel a sense of security from protective colourino; 



being so quietly clad and for choosing somber- 

 coloured materials for her nest. The obvious reason 

 explains also the motives of verv many other birds 

 respecting their plumage and homes. 



A child less wise than Macaulay's schoolboy 

 knows that various birds have adopted various 

 methc^ds of protecting themselves and their young, 

 about whom they are even more concerned, every 

 species having some special method of its own. Bv 

 far the greatest number, however, depend chieiiy on 



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