INDEX 



[Binomials are indexed twice. Publications mentioned in the text are indexed under 

 author and title, except those mentioned in foot-notes and under " Miscellaneous 

 Information," which are not indexed.] 



A boy (verse), 107. 



Adults, educating, 92. 



Agricultural experiment stations, 



" 153. 



Agriculture, United States depart- 

 ment of, 149. 



Attracting song birds to our homes, 

 19. 



Audubon societies, directory of, 93. 



Bailey. The Birds and I, 40. 



Baltimore oriole (verses) , 119. 



Barb wire coil, tree trunk with 

 (figure), 36. 



Basin, floating bird (figure), 45. 



Basins, bathing and drinking, con- 

 struction of, 43 ; floating, 44. 



Bathing fountains, 42. 



Baths, dust, 62. 



Bird and arbor day law of Minne- 

 sota, 94. 



Bird basin, floating (figure), 45. 



Bird books, 155. 



Bird census, difficult to take, 5. 



Bird census of the United States, 1 ; 

 compiled by W. T. Hornaday, 1. 



Bird day in the schools, 98. 



Bird hunters, 85. 



Bird island at Giessen, 29. 



Bird Life, cause of decrease in, Hor- 

 naday's report, 11. 



Bird Protection, Wild. Masefield, 40. 



Bird students, boys, and collectors, 

 8. 



Birds and mammals, injurious, 10. 



Birds and mammals extinct or be- 

 coming extinct, Hornaday's report, 

 136. 



Birds before Uncle Sam, 99-122. 



Bird's Christmas tree (figure), 57. 



Birds, are the, decreasing, 1 ; con- 

 clusions regarding, Hornaday's 

 report, 122; decrease of, in per 

 cent, 2 ; education and the, 92 ; es- 

 timate of, for Minnesota, 3 ; feed- 

 ing house for (figure) , 60 ; feeding 

 in public parks, 61 ; feeding in 

 winter, 46-61 ; game, the decrease 

 of, 13 ; list of, from Brattleboro, 

 Vt., 53-55 ; list of, from Cheyenne, 

 Wy., 79, 80; on hats, 9, 81; pro- 

 tecting the, against cats, 64-67; 

 protecting the, from their natural 

 enemies, 64 ; recommendations re- 

 garding, Hornaday's report, 123; 

 tree planting for, general sugges- 

 tions on, 28. 



Birds, song, as food, 90; causes for 

 the decrease of, 6 ; protecting 

 them, etc., 19. 



Birds, The, and I. Bailey, 40. 



Bittersweet, false (figure), 23. 



Black stork of Europe, 16. 



Bluebirds, nesting boxes for, 37; 

 (verse), 111. 



Blue heron, great (verses), 113. 



Blue jay (verses), 117. 



Blue-winged or green-winged teal 

 (verse), 104. 



Boards, elevated, 58. 



Bobolink (verses), 115. 



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