sides together firmly, or use some short pieces of wire for this 

 purpose. This wire sandwich with the suet filling may then be 

 suspended from the branch of a tree, is accessible to the birds 

 from either side, and the wire mesh prevents the larger and more 

 greedy birds from carrying it away in large morsels. A number of 

 these should be prepared and distributed about one's country es- 

 tate, and have the supply of suet replenished when needed. 



Seed-eating birds are fond of Japanese millet and hemp seed. 

 Squash and Russian sunflower seed, and the meats of various 

 nuts are eagerly devoured by birds of many species. Dried cur- 

 rants may be added to the menu, and will be appreciated. A 

 small quantity of fine gravel or grit should be accessible to the 

 birds at all times. 



Our two species of gamebirds, the Quail and the Pheasant, 

 should be given a mixture of grains along with a supply of gravel 

 or grit. What is termed by dealers in poultry supplies, "Mixed 

 Scratch Food," is excellent for this purpose, for it contains rye, 

 wheat, buckwheat, Kaffir corn, maize, sunflower seed, and field 

 peas. The grit may be mixed with this food, one-third grit and 

 two-thirds of the grain mixture. This is essential to the health of 

 the Quail and Pheasant, and almost as important as the food 

 itself. These birds are often compelled by deep snows to go for 

 several days without food, and when fed in this starved condi- 

 tion will gorge themselves at once, and without the fine gravel to 

 grind this food, the results may be fatal to many of them. Both 

 of these birds frequently visit the tracks of electric car lines run- 

 ning through suburban districts, in quest of the sand used by the 

 motormen on the steel rails, at a time when the country is snow- 

 bound. 



All food for birds should be placed in a position where it may 

 be easily reached, and at the same time not expose them to attacks 

 by their enemies. A shelter and feeding station for the gamebirds 

 is easily constructed from light boards. It should be made in the 

 form of an open shed, six feet long and five feet deep. The front 

 should be four feet and the back a foot and a half in height. This 

 is then set up in position in a sheltered spot, and the roof and 

 sides covered with brush, cornstalks, or pine boughs. The open 

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