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labelled with especial reference to their manner of occurrence 

 locally,, and each collection may be accompanied by a type- 

 written or manifolded leaflet in which the colour., structure, 

 and food of the birds contained in it are treated subjectively. 

 It is found in practice that the modest little boxes in 

 which this teaching material is carried from place to place 

 surprisingly extend the Museum's sphere of usefulness. 

 Thus from September, 1904, to June, 1905, the 500 speci- 

 mens contained in the 100 boxes kept in circulation by the 

 American Museum were studied by 191,678 pupils of New 

 York City schools. 



The foregoing suggestions are not presented as original, 

 for most of them are embodied in exhibits in one Museum or 

 another, though some are the direct outcome of the writer's 

 attempts to supply the needs of the student and arrest the 

 attention of the heedless. It is hoped, however, that they 

 may be welcomed by those in charge of Museum exhibits of 

 birds as a means of calling attention to the possibilities 

 which birds offer for both technical and popular display ; 

 thereby, perhaps, leading to an appropriation or donation 

 which will permit of the fulfilment of the end in view. 



