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321 McLeod St., Ottawa, Ont. This publication represents numerous 
Natural History Societies of the Dominion. It contains a great deal of 
interesting zoological material and numerous ornithological notes and 
articles, and is the only Natural History magazine published in Canada. 
On the subject of protection and attraction of birds about the home, 
among the great mass of literature available, the following can be specially 
recommended: 
How to Attract and Protect Wild Birds, by Martin Hiesmann: Witherby & Co., London, 
Is. 6d. 
This is an extended account of the methods pursued by Baron von Berlepech in 
Germany, and gives numerous methods by which the end can be obtained on both large 
and small estates. 
Wild Bird Guests, by Harold Baynes: E. P. Dutton & Co., New York. 1915, $2. 
This gives a most interesting and readable account of the method pursued by the 
writer and his friends whereby they made Meriden, New Hampshire, a veritable 
model bird village, where the birds became as familiar and friendly as household pets, 
coming when called and alighting freely upon the person. It is beautifully illustrated 
with numerous photographs showing both methods and results. 
The Domestic Cat, by Edward H. Forbush, State Ornithologist, Mass. State Board of 
Agriculture, Bulletin No. 2, 1916. 
This is an exhaustive treatment of the house cat in its relation to wild-bird life. 
Bird Houses and How to Build Them, by Ned Dearborn: United States Department of 
Agriculture, Farmer’s Bulletin No. 609. Address, Department of Public Docu- 
ments, Washington, D.C. Cost about ten cents. 
Bird Houses and Their Occupants, by P. A. Taverner, reprinted from The Canadian 
Field Naturalist, vol. XXXII, 1919, pp. 118-126, by the Canadian National Parks 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Ottawa, from whom copies may be obtained. 
Attracting Birds with Food and Water, by R. Owen Merri man, Canadian National Parks 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Ottawa. 
The Conservation of Wild Life of Canada, by C. Gordon Hewitt, Chas. Scribner’s Sons, 
New York, 1921. 
Jack Miner and the Birds, by Jack Miner, Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1923. 
Many publications, pamphlets, and reports on these and other subjects 
are published by various federal, provincial, and state governments and 
may be obtained either free of cost or at a nominal price. The Victoria 
Memorial Museum, Ottawa, and the Canadian National Parks Branch, 
Department of the Interior, Ottawa, issue numerous such brochures 
which can be obtained on application. The United States Department of 
Agriculture has published a great number of scientific, economic, and popu- 
lar reports which can be obtained at a nominal price. Many of them 
apply directly to Canadian conditions. A catalogue and price list of 
them can be obtained from the Department of Public Documents, 
Washington, D.C. 
On the subject of the English Sparrow as a pest the following can be 
recommended: 
The English Sparrow in North America, by Walter B. Barrows: Bull. No. 1, U.S. Dept, 
of Agriculture, 1889, pp. 405. 
How to Destroy the English Sparrow, by Ned Dearborn: Farmer’s Bulletin No. 383, U.S. 
Dept, of Agriculture, 1910. 
The English Sparrow as a Pest, by Ned Dearborn: Farmer’s Bulletin No. 493, U.S. Dept, 
of Agriculture, 1912. 
These reports give the English Sparrow a fair trial and an honest conviction, and 
suggest various means of keeping its number under control. 
