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becomes scarce, as the early supply may induce 

 some birds to remain, which might otherwise 

 pass on. 



The food should also be supplied with reg- 

 ularity, particularly so during stormy or severe 

 weather, so that the birds may be able to find 

 a supply at all times. Care should be taken, in 

 the use of such foods as decay or sour easily, to 

 see that the spoiled food is removed and a fresh 

 supply provided; at times it may be well to sup- 

 ply water. 



Species of Birds feeding. From the re- 

 cords which have been available to the author, 

 the foUowing table has been compiled show- 

 ing the kinds of birds which have eaten the 

 food placed on or near buildings, the number of 

 times recorded, and the kinds of food eaten by 

 the species. 



The table includes the reports of forty-five ob- 

 servers, representing fourteen states, chiefly in 

 the northeastern section of the country. The 

 birds are arranged in the order of the frequency 

 with which they have been reported. Of the 

 forty-three species here included, eighteen have 

 become sufficiently tame to feed from a window 

 and eight fed from the hand. 



