xiv Contents 



PART III 



HOW WE CAN ALL HELP TO PROTECT THE BIRDS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



VII. THE ENTERTAINMENT OF WILD BIRDS IN 



WINTER 127 



VIII. HOSPITALITY ALL THE YEAR 'ROUND WITH 

 A LIST OF THE TREES, SHRUBS, AND 

 CREEPERS MOST ATTRACTIVE TO BIRDS 163 



IX. THE BIRD LOVER AS A LANDLORD. A 

 CHAPTER CONCERNING NEST BOXES, 

 NEST SHELVES, ETC. . . .192 



X. BIRD BATHS AND DRINKING POOLS . .219 

 XI. SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WHICH CONFRONT 



BEGINNERS ..... 233 



XII. BIRD CLUBS, How TO ORGANIZE THEM, 



WHAT THEY CAN Do TO BE USEFUL . 269 



APPENDIX. CONSTITUTIONS OF CERTAIN BIRD 



CLUBS 299 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 310 



INDEX ........ 317 



