336 A Plea for the Birds 



A new wonder of bird life has come to light. In 

 North America the birds that live in the colder 

 sections fly south for the winter, but in South 

 America there is no similar movement from the 

 colder to the warmer sections. 



To prevent sparrows roosting in any particular 

 spot, take an old paint brush, dip it in tar, and 

 apply to the spot. They will not try it the second 

 time after the tar is on. 



To prevent cats from getting at the birds' nests, 

 train a thorny rose vine to grow around the trunk 

 of the tree, or fasten a piece of tin or zinc around 

 the tree in the shape of an inverted funnel. The 

 metal should be thirty inches wide. Still another 

 way is to run a circle of wire around the trunk of 

 the tree, sufficiently high that the cat cannot jump 

 above it, and suspend from it a dozen long-necked 

 bottles. When the cat is climbing up and reaches 

 the bottles she will experience trouble and soon 

 grow discouraged. 



The little spotted ladybird is one of the fruit 

 growers' and farmers'' best friends. It lives chiefly 

 upon plant-lice, and if there are enough around the 

 lice will be kept in check. 



