CONTENTS 



SECTION I 



Mm 

 ARE THE BIRDS DECREASING? 1 



SECTION H 

 CAUSES OF THE DECREASE OF SONG BIRDS ... 6 



SECTION m 

 THE DECREASE OF GAME BIRDS 13 



SECTION IV 



PROTECTING SONG BIRDS AND ATTRACTING THEM TO OUR 



HOMES 19 



CHAPTER I 



By furnishing them Trees, Vines, and Shrubs. Flowers 

 for Hummingbirds. General Suggestions for Tree- 

 planting for Birds. Rural Schools and Nature . . 19 



CHAPTER II 



Provide Nesting-boxes. Do not cut down every Hollow 

 Tree 33 



CHAPTER IH 



Provide Drinking and Bathing Fountains ... 42 

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