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The bird work was most attractive. There were many collec- 

 tions of birds' nests but not very accurately named. But there 

 were two collections with each nest mounted upon a card, upon 

 which was also placed a water color drawing of the bird made by 

 the pupil, and a little essay on the birds' habits. This seemed to 

 us an ideal exhibit. There were besides many water color pictures 

 of birds and also many essays upon their habits, and some attrac- 

 tive and carefully recorded bird calendars. 



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The domestic birds came in for a large share of attention. 

 There were several exhibits of feathers of domestic fowls arranged 

 according to their position on the bird's body, as shown in the 

 accompanying picture. There were so many of these that a 

 poultry expert was sent for to judge them. There were also 

 other collections of feathers of all domestic birds, and here and 

 there a partridge tail or wing feather put in and properly labeled. 

 There were many essays upon the care of fowls, and some partic- 

 ularly neat scrap books containing descriptions and pictures of 

 many varieties of domesticated birds. The best of these showed 

 35 kinds of fowls and several varieties of ducks, geese and turkeys. 



