. Bird-lore . y of fiftybird-houses, which, under proper super-vision, will be distributed among thoseschool-children that by their interest inbird-lore have merited a reward. Do all in your power to attract birdsto your town and premises; establish sanc-tuaries, and put up every year bird-houses,which now may be obtained cheaply, orwhich may be made at home. Insert onyour lawn, or on public grounds, bathing-places for birds (make them not more thantwo inches deep, with sloping sides); plantshrubbery about your house and grounds,the kinds that bear the berries birds feedon; and when winter com
. Bird-lore . y of fiftybird-houses, which, under proper super-vision, will be distributed among thoseschool-children that by their interest inbird-lore have merited a reward. Do all in your power to attract birdsto your town and premises; establish sanc-tuaries, and put up every year bird-houses,which now may be obtained cheaply, orwhich may be made at home. Insert onyour lawn, or on public grounds, bathing-places for birds (make them not more thantwo inches deep, with sloping sides); plantshrubbery about your house and grounds,the kinds that bear the berries birds feedon; and when winter comes, and with itthe deep snow, dont forget the birds inthe village as well as in the woods. Feedthem often, and you will be surprised atthe results your efforts will bring you only strive to accomplish theseresults, even if you may fail in man\cases, I know that you will find yourselvesbecause of your association with out-of-door life, better men and women, strongerto carry on lifes work. 398 Bird - Lore. MRS. HARRIET MYERS AND THE CONVALESCENTPHAINOPEPLA In the garden of her beautiful home in Los Angeles, Mrs. Harriet W. Myers, Secre-tary of the California Audubon Society, erected a few years ago a comfortable and com-modious bird-hospital. Here, sick or injured birds are safely kept until they can berestored to freedom. A photograph of this unique institution was reproduced in Bird-Lore, Volume XV, page 73. Many birds are treated in the course of a year, and believes that her experiments have demonstrated the perfect feasibility of suchan undertaking. The^bird shown is one of the Silky Flycatchers, allied to the Waxwings,of our Mexican border. The Audubon Societies 399 -^^^^»:^>
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