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** A bird in the heart is worth more than a hun- 

 dred in the note-book." In a word, let us, in the 

 study of birds, learn to take more time to listen 

 to the beauty of song and to look at the beauty 

 of form, of color and of movement, than to add 

 their names to our lists and familiarize ourselves 

 with their curious habits. 



It 's little I can tell 



About the birds in books ; 

 And yet I know them well, 



By their music and their looks : 

 When May comes down the lane, 

 Her airy lovers throng 

 To welcome her with song. 

 And follow in her train : 

 Each minstrel weaves his part 

 In that wild-flowery strain. 

 And I know them all again 

 By their echo in my heart. 



— Henry van Dyke. 



In this place something must be said about 

 the desirability of making collections of birds, 

 eggs and nests. 



Let us admit that one such collection for pub- 

 lic use in a museum is necessary for each town 

 or city. Beyond this we may not go. But, with 



