NOTE-BOOKS AND JOUllNALS. 



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and incidental obsorvutions on the blooming of flowers, appear \nce of 

 certain insects, calling of frogs, etc. Then follows a statement of the 

 numl)ers of every species of birds seen, with various remarks concern- 

 ing them. One might suppose that much time would bo required to 

 make a detailed record of this kind, but, on the contrary, it seldom 

 takes Ave minutes. 



Almost any stationer can supply you with a " roll-" or " time-book " 

 having a space at the left side of the left-hand page for the entry of 

 names, and the rest of both pages ruled in squares. The best plan is 

 to have sheets of paper ruled in this way. These sheets should have 

 holes punched in their margins for binding in covers, when new sheets 

 can be inserted as desired. Some iilea of their appearance may be 

 gathered from the appended part of a left-hand i)age : 



