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Fig. 6 represents a complete house, which can be obtained from 

 Scheid. The front glass has been omitted in the illustration, so that 

 the interior may be more clearly seen. These houses are very durable ; 

 they should stand on five slabs of concrete to protect them from decay, 

 and can easily be erected according to the directions given with each 

 house. 



FIG. 6. " FOOD-HOUSE " AS MADE BY H. SCHEID OF BDREN. 



A fir tree is placed against three of the corner-posts, as is shown 

 in Figure 7, in order to make the " food-house " look more natural, 

 and thus prevent the birds from feeling afraid of it. A few branches 

 may also be placed under the roof : they are in great request as 

 sleeping-places, and in the summer they are occasionally used by the 

 wren as a nesting-place. 



Any kind of food can be put in the " food-houses " as well as seeds 

 (hemp is best : never rape seed, which is scorned by all birds living 



