NESTING BOXES, ETC. 



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inches wide and four inches deep, such a box 

 containing four compartments, the entrance hole 

 to each being varied both in shape and position. 

 These boxes are made of rough deal, covered 

 with oak bark. In winter they are regularly 

 frequented by Wrens for shelter, and I have 

 counted as many as five of these little birds com- 

 ing out of one hole. 



Fig. 9. — Composite or Family Nesting Box, which is readily 

 occupied by various small birds. 



Fig. 10 is another form, and one that I have found 

 most attractive. It is made from a section of a 

 bough of an oak tree in its rough state, say twelve 

 inches in length, and about eight inches in dia- 



