CONTENTS. 



SECTION I. 

 GENERAL REMARKS ON BIRD-PROTECTION. 



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I. The Present Position of Affairs regarding the 



Protection of Birds 13 



II. Reasons for the Protection of Birds 17 



III. History of the Protection of Birds - 18 



IV. The Experimental Station at Seebach 21 



(A) General Remarks - 21 



(B) Central Stations for Bird-Protection authorized by 



the State 25 



(c) Courses of Instruction in Practical Bird-Protection 26 

 (D) Visit to the Station 27 



SECTION II. 

 THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS IN PRACTICE. 



The Creation and Maintenance of Opportunities for Nesting 



as the Chief Requirement - 29 



CHAPTER I. 



The Provision of Nesting-places for Birds Breeding in 



Holes - 30 



(A) Nesting Difficulties 30 



(B) Origin of the Berlepsch Nesting-boxes - 31 

 (c) Manufacture of the Nesting-boxes 32 

 (D) Description of the Nesting-boxes - 35 



