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learn the art of taming birds till they come at 

 call to the feet or even to the hand, as did the 

 Grosbeaks, the Cedarbird and " Bob." 



The descriptions in Chapter V begin with 

 birds assumed to be in a given locality about 

 February ist, and the months are supposed to 

 move on in the book through the next January, 

 covering thus the whole year. 



As may be seen, a teacher may begin at any 

 point in the year, using that part of the book 

 answering to the presence of certain kinds of 

 birds in any given place. As for example, one 

 may wish to begin the use of the book in De- 

 cember or January, and would, therefore, select 

 the part that deals with " Winter Birds," turning 

 back to the beginning of the chapter, " How to 

 Name the Birds," in order to describe the birds 

 to be found in February. 



The author is indebted to Dr. Frank M. 

 McMurry of the Teachers' College, Columbia 

 University, New York City, for a careful read- 

 ing and hearty approval of the statement 

 above made, and also of the following course of 

 study. 



