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NESTING BOXES, ETC. 



" The largest size, intended for the use of the 

 larger birds, such as Owls, Jackdaws, and Stock- 

 doves, is about two feet six inches long, one foot 

 high, and one foot broad " (see Fig. 7). 



The forms of nesting boxes which I have myself 

 hitherto adopted have been somewhat various. 



A single box and a form which has been used 

 by Tits year after year is represented by Fig. 8. 



Fig. 8. — Small Nesting Box, to lie nailed to tree-tnmk, 

 suitable for and freely made iise of by Titmice, at Rosehill, 

 Cheadle. 



It is about a foot high by four inches wide and 



deep, the entrance hole being at the side and the 



small alighting perch slightly lower, with large 



hinged door in front, secured by a lock or catch. 



Fig. 9, which is the family or compartment 



box, is a very convenient form for nesting boxes. 



It can be made about sixteen inches high bv four 



