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), 46. 



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. 



157 



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. 



