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(E) Kinds of Boxes 38 



(F) Advice regarding Nesting-boxes 40 



(G) Hanging up of Nesting-boxes 43 

 (H) Successful Results of the Berlepsch Nesting-boxes 49 

 (i) Cavities in Walls 52 



CHAPTER II. 

 Provision of Nesting-places for Birds Breeding in the Open 54 



(A) Shelter- woods for Birds - 55 



(B) Plantations in general 63 

 (c) Special Measures - 67 

 (D) Laying out of Reservations for Birds - 68 



CHAPTER III. 



Feeding of Birds in Winter 72 



(A) The " Food-tree " 74 



(B) The " Food-stick " 78 

 (c) The Hessian " Food-house" - 78 

 (D) The "Food-bell" - 82 



Other useful Apparatus 86 



CHAPTER IV. 



Suppression of the Enemies of Birds - 91 



SECTION III. 



CO-OPERATION is NECESSARY FOR A RATIONAL PROTECTION 



OF BIRDS 94 



CONCLUSION 98 



APPENDIX. 



Calendar for Attracting and Protecting Birds 99 



