in tr< es or on the sides or corners of barns or sheds. It is needless to say that 

 English Sparrows should not be allowed to use these boxes. By tying suet to limbs 

 of trees in winter, and providing a small board upon which grain, crumbs, etc. may 

 be sprinkled, large numbers of winter birds may be fed; of these, probably only 

 the Chickadees will remain to nest, if they can find a suitable place. 



How To Study Birds. This refers, not to the scientific, but to the popular 

 study of our birds, chiefly in the field. We can learn many very interesting things 

 by watching our birds, especially during the nesting season, and the ^habits and 

 peculiarities of many are still but imperfectly known. One thing to be impressed 

 upon the student at the start is the need of very careful ofeservation before deciding 

 upon the identity of a bird with which you are not pe^ectly familiar. A bird's 

 colors appear to differ greatly when viewed in different lights, while in looking 

 up in the tree tops, it is often impossible to see any color at all without the aid 

 of a good field glass. By the way, we would advise everyone to own a good pair 

 of these, for, besides being almost indispensable for bird study, they are equally 

 valuable for use at the sea shore, in the mountains or at the theatre. [We hare 

 examined more than a hundred makes of field glasses to select the one best adapted 

 to bird study, and at a moderate price. We found one that was far superior to 

 any other at the same price, and was equal to most of those costing three times 

 as much. It gives a very clear image, magnifies about four diameters and has 

 a very large field of view. It comes in a silk-lined, leather case, with core' for 



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