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 ------ 26 



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 



