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3. Birds of Western United States Bailey Houghton, Mifflin Co. 



4. North American Birds Baird, Brewer, Ridgeway Little, Brown 

 & Co. 



5. North American Birds' Eggs Reed Doubleday, Page & Co. 



6. Our Common Birds and How to Know Them Grant Scribners. 



7. Protection of Our Native Birds Lange Macmillan Co. 



8. Bird Life Stories, (book 2) Weed Rand McNally. 



Bird Literature. 



One of the' most valuable bulletins on this subject has been 

 prepared by the United States Government, entitled, ''Fifty Com- 

 mon Birds of Farm and Orchard". The number of this bulletin 

 is 513. It was prepared in the Bureau of Biological Survey, 

 United States Department of Agriculture. 



Teachers and others interested in Bird life should write to 

 the National Audubon Society, New York City. Through the 

 help and with the instructions of this society children may be 

 induced to form Audubon Classes and become interested in the 

 study and protection of the birds. 



Teachers may find the following books of value in their work : 



"First Book of Birds," by Olive Thome Miller. 

 "Stories of Bird Life," by T. Gilbert Pearson. 

 "Bird Guide," by Charles K. Reed. 



Bulletin No. 250, "Some Ohio Birds;" by Ohio Experiment 

 Station, Wooster, O. This bulletin is one of the most valuable 

 that can be secured for bird study in Ohio and neighboring states. 

 It was prepared at the suggestion of the author of this book, and 

 the following list of books are taken from this bulletin : 



Every farmer, and every school boy and girl should read a 

 good book on birds. 



List of Useful Books on Birds. 



For those wishing more complete knowledge concerning our 

 native birds, the following books and publications will be helpful. 



1. Bird Life Chapman. D. Appleton & Co., N. Y. $2.00 net. 



2. Bird Neighbors Blanchan. Doubleday, Page & Co., N. Y. $2.00. 



3. Birds Every Child Should Know Blanchan. Doubleday, Page & 

 Co., N. Y. $1.20 net; $1.30 postpaid. 



