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songs more carefully and more intelligently. The games suggested in Bird- 

 Lore were always enjoyed, as well as was the spare time when Bird-Lore was 

 the popular reading. Always when it was a case of attention to a lesson or 

 watching or listening to a bird from the windows, our little feathered friends 

 won out. But was not this the enthusiasm I had been striving for? That they 

 might learn to know and to love 



"The bluebird balanced on some topmost spray, 

 Flooding with melody the neighborhood; 

 Linnet and meadow-lark, and all the throng 

 That dwell in nests and have the gift of song." 



■ — Susan C. Dowd, Springfield, Mass. 



[Several points in this admirable outline of work are important to notice particularly. 

 One is the correlation of bird-study with drawing. Another is the systematic organiza- 

 tion of the Junior Audubon Club which is so actively and interestingly managed. Profit 

 also by the advice that pictures of birds are deceptive in the matter of size. It is unfor- 

 tunate that the illustrations in many bird-books give so little idea of the relative sizes 

 of different species, since size is an especially good field mark. — A. H. W.] 



BIRD-HOUSES 



We want to make friends with the birds because they eat insects and make 

 life more pleasant. We can attract birds to our homes by making bird-houses, 

 and by putting out bread for them in the wintertime. You can have a Blue- 

 bird come to your bird-house or a House Wren. 



You must have no cracks in 

 the wood where drafts may come 

 in. The hole must be sandpapered 

 so the bird will not catch any of 

 its feathers. The roof must come 

 beyond the back so the water will 

 run off the roof. 



The house must be made so it 

 can be taken apart to be cleaned. 

 Lots of birds do not like perches 

 because English Sparrows can get 

 on and chat and bother the birds 

 inside. 



If you are going to put your 

 bird-house on a pole, paint it 

 white; if on a tree, paint it a 

 dull color. — Wilfred Beaumier, 

 Springfield, Mass, 



A BOY AND HIS BIRD-BOX 



