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Some Birds Found in Home Grounds. Most of the 

 birds frequently found on the home grounds are perchers, 

 having four toes in front and one behind, making a foot 

 well adapted to perching. In this large group are found 

 the thrushes, which include our robin ; the wrens, little 

 birds with a cheery note and sociable disposition ; the 

 mocking bird and its relative, the catbird ; the sparrows, 

 all useful weed-seed eaters except the English sparrow ; 



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What can you tell of the habits of these two birds from their photographs ? 



the blackbirds, meadow larks and grackles, and many 

 others. The woodpeckers and flickers, with two toes 

 pointing forward and two backward, make up another 

 order, while the hawks and owls, birds of prey, are placed 

 in a group which has claws and beaks adapted for tearing. 

 How May We Attract Birds ? There are several ways 

 in which birds may be attracted. First, nesting boxes 

 may be made. The birds which frequent such houses 

 are the wrens, blackbirds, martins, woodpeckers, and, 

 unfortunately, English sparrows. Houses for wrens can 

 be placed near the house, for they are friendly little crea- 

 tures. Be sure to make the entrances too small to admit 



