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should be noted : Boxes A must not be placed less than 20 30 paces 

 apart ; the same holds good of the open box F. 



Boxes B and E and, under certain circumstances, C and D, can be 

 placed very close together ; if they are intended for starlings, several 

 can be put on each tree ; otherwise it is advisable to put only one 

 on each tree. On the whole it is better to distribute the boxes 

 at one's disposal equally over the district. If they hang rather far 

 apart at first, others can be added later on. 



RIGHT. 



WRONG. 



3. The METHOD of hanging the boxes will be best seen in the 

 accompanying illustrations. The boxes are rightly fixed if they are 

 hung vertically, or with the upper part projecting a little in the direction 

 of the opening, and the opening facing the east or south-east. 



The boxes are badly hung if inclined towards the side away from 

 the opening, or if the opening faces the weather-side. No harm results 

 if the box is inclined a little less to the right or left side. The 

 side with the opening must always be considered as the front. 

 It must be understood clearly that by inclining the box backwards 

 that is to say, in a direction opposite to the opening the direction of 



