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HOME BIRDS 



HE kind of birds which you may ex- 

 pect to visit you will, of course, 

 depend upon the location and sur- 

 roundings of your home. Do you 

 dwell in town or country; in the 

 midst of fields or at the border of 

 woods? Are there trees and bushes near the house; 

 do you provide food and shelter for birds in winter? 

 Some fortunate people are so favorably situated 

 that they may expect to entertain our rarest winter 

 visitors, while others may hope to receive calls only 

 from English Sparrows and Starlings. 



All the birds placed in this section I know to have 

 visited a home in one of the large suburban towns 

 near New York City. It is not a large place and 

 there are other houses near by, but much planting 

 and little trimming has given birds the cover that 

 their natures insist they shall have. 



Cats are here unknown and a bountiful lunch- 

 counter offers a never-failing supply of the things 



that birds love. 



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