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bright blues and clear blacks of the different 

 fruits are most attractive and especially if 

 there are evergreens with which to contrast 

 them, their decorative value has only to be 

 seen to be appreciated. 



The birds will find the evergreens, espe- 

 cially the dense, close growing Cedars, Arbor 

 Vitses and Retinisporas extremely welcome as 

 roosting places on long, cold Winter nights, 

 as I have repeatedly observed, every one of 

 my cedars having its cozy feathered tenants. 



I will never forget the night I saw, just 

 at dusk, a Pine-grosbeak creep into one of my Junipers, the only one 

 of that species I have ever seen. Or that other February afternoon 

 when in a Httle flock of cedar birds eating Barberries, I suddenly 

 realized that one was twice as large as any of the rest and had two 

 white bars on each wing and I knew I was watching a Bohemian 

 waxwing, that rare wanderer over the face of the world. I am sure he 

 found a sufficient supper, rather bitter to be sure, but warming, and a 

 dense Arbor Vitse hedge kept him warm and safe for one night at least. 



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Black-capped Chickadee 



"Any side up, without 

 care, is the label he bears" 

 Courtesy U. S. Farmers' 

 Bulletin, No. 630 



W Readers interested in the study of birds can obtain descriptive 

 leaflets, including colored plates and an outline, concerning over a hun- 

 dred birds, from the National Association of Audubon Societies, 1974 

 Broadway, New York City, for the nominal sum of three cents each 

 (no order for less than fifteen cents); also useful bird study books, etc. 



For a complete work on the subject of this 

 chapter we recommend 

 BIRD NEIGHBORS, by Nettie Blanchan. Excellent pUtes of birds in 

 natural colors make possible the identification of many birds even by the 

 unpracticed eye. 234 pages. Price, $3.65 postpaid. Secure your copies 

 where you bought your Garden Guide. 



Always^consult Index to Contents. Familiarize yourself with it. There 

 are hundreds of good things in this book that will escape your attention if 

 you do not use the Index freely. 



