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or tow, may decide a pair to build on the spot. A little 

 hair for a chipping sparrow is another thing not to be 

 forgotten, and plenty of honeysuckles and other nectar- 

 bearing flowers will be sure to attract humming birds. 



FIG. 136. HUMMING BIRD'S NEST ON AN APPLE LIMB 

 (About natural size) 



Whatever we do to attract a pair of birds to nest on 

 the premises must be done, of course, at the proper time, 

 and to this end we should know when each species begins 

 to nest, and our preparations should be made a week or 



