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NATURE STUDY REVIEW [8 :8— Nov., 1912 



The Cages Set Up and Knocked Down. 



I have had many interesting things in these cages, and they 

 have done much good even to country children. 



What Birds Have Done for Deficient Children 



Cyrus D. Mead 



Past Principal Indiana School for Feehle-Minded Youth. 



"The Flicker's Nest." 



"About three weeks ago I saw a hole in a little old willow tree 

 on our play grounds. I climbed up on a box to look in the hole 

 and a mamma flicker flew right out in my face. There were a 

 lot of little chips on the ground by the tree. I lay down on 

 the ground. She came back to the hole and went in the hole and 

 stuck her head out two or three times. 



"Then she brought up more chips and dropped them on the 

 ground. Now she has a nest there. Now she is not afraid of 

 me. I can go up nearly to her and .she will not fly away. She 



