314 A Plea for the Birds 



are wonderfully fascinating. Often they fall from 

 the nest to the ground when they are first finding 

 their wings, and if picked up and caged, the mother 

 bird will feed them food which is supposed to be 

 poisoned, inasmuch as they seldom thrive when 

 fed by the mother bird, and nearly always die. 

 Hence they are very difficult for human beings to 

 raise. 



It is a hopeless task to attempt to enumerate 

 herein even a small percentage of interesting birds. 

 Various reliable books have been written on the 

 subject of birds and among the number that are 

 highly recommended are the following: 



Handbook of Birds of N. E. America by Prank M. Chapin 



Bird Life " " " 



Our Common Birds " Grant 



Bird Homes " Dugmore 



Birds that Every Child Should Know " N. Blanchan 



Bird Neighbors ' 



Bird Houses 



During the fall months is an excellent period 

 for putting up bird houses. The birds remaining 

 north will be more than likely to seek them out and 

 occupy them, and those which go south will find 

 their weather-worn appearance attractive in the 

 springtime. This is the season to catch the war- 



