BIRD-PROTECTION IN SCHOOLS 149 



will often put an extra scrap or so in the dinner- 

 pail to help the feast. Or the fortunate children 

 whose fathers keep the market, the grocery-store, 

 or the mill, may be able to obtain enough of the 

 wastage to leave an extra supply on Friday, so 

 that the pensioners need not go hungry over 

 Sunday. 



" All the while the flag will wave gayly over 

 the little Citizen Bird, as under its protection it 

 feeds on its human brother's bounty." 



In case any efforts are made by adults in the 

 neighborhood to feed systematically those birds 

 which do not come close to buildings, such as the 

 quail and partridge, the older boys of the school 

 should become enthusiastic assistants in helping 

 to clear away the snow at the feeding-stations, 

 and provide fresh supplies of food. 



The following suggestions are given to direct 

 the children's observations of the winter birds : 



1. Try a variety of foods and note what kind 

 of food is eaten by each species and what kind 

 each seems to prefer. Does each kind of bird eat 

 both vegetable and animal food, or confine itself 

 to one kind ? What birds eat the greatest variety 

 of foods? Which birds will eat suet from a tree- 

 trunk? 



