BIRDS IN RELATION TO AGRICULTURE 191 
enlisted, and they should be asked to help the civic or other 
authorities in the work of planting suitable fruit-bearing 
and other shrubs and trees attractive to birds in the local 
sanctuaries; cr these associations could make themselveg 
entirely responsible for such work. Prominent citizens 
should then be encouraged to present bird fountains and 
baths, to be placed in the bird sanctuaries. Each year, 
preferably in the spring, a local ‘‘bird day” might be in- 
stituted. On that day the schools would devote special 
attention to the subject of birds and bird protection, and 
means could be taken to enlist the interest of the general 
public. By these and other means that might be devised, 
every section of the community could be called upon to 
take a personal interest in the protection and encourage- 
ment of the birds in the district, and the work would ex- 
press the community spirit. I cannot conceive of any prac- 
tical measure that would have a greater effect in stimulating 
public interest in this subject, and the value of such work 
throughout Canada as a whole would be inestimable. Where 
interest is kindled in the minds of young and old on the 
subject of birds it increases with time, and few subjects have 
a wider appeal, or elicit to a greater extent that sympathy 
with and admiration for our wild life. 
In the city of Ottawa bird sanctuaries have been estab- 
lished through the efforts of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ 
Club and the Ottawa Humane Society. The Ottawa Im- 
provement Commission consented to make the beautiful 
natural tract of land, Rockcliffe Park, a bird sanctuary, and 
made and distributed nesting-boxes throughout the park. 
The Dominion Department of Agriculture distributed nest- 
ing-boxes throughout the grounds of the Central Experi- 
mental Farm and the Botanical Garden, all of which con- 
stitute a most admirable refuge for many species of birds 
which are not usually seen within the limits of a city. 
Through the personal interest of H.R. H. the Duke of 
