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METHODS OF ATTRACTING BIRDS 



table and the glass strip, fourteen inches. This 

 house will present a more natural appearance 

 if several evergreen trees are placed near it. If 

 some of the branches project under the house 

 they may serve as sleeping-places. 



Food-bell. The dimensions of the food-bell 

 shown in the cut are as follows : food-dish at 



bottom, diameter two and 

 a quarter inches, depth half 

 an inch ; tube, width one 

 and a quarter inches ; food- 

 receptacle, contents three 

 and a half pints; and the 

 metal bell, diameter one 

 foot. The lower edge of 

 the tube should be one 

 sixteenth inch below the 

 upper edge of the food- 

 dish, and the upper edge 

 of the dish one sixteenth 

 inch higher than the edge 

 of the bell. This works 

 automatically as long as 

 there are any seeds in the receptacle, which is 

 made of glass, thus allowing its contents to be 

 easily watched. It is filled by means of a lid 

 which unscrews from the top. It is recommended 



FOOD-BELL 



(From Berlepsch) 



