. Bird notes and news . ing lands, bird-foodis sold for use in these and larger automaticfeeders. Nor is the matter left entirely to privatebenevolence, the State and the civic authorities providing shelters and food in royal and townparks. In the parks at Munich, writes MissOctavia Paterson, who has recently visited thattown, they place trays on poles, in the parks ; thelong pole comes up through the tray, and firbranches are arranged at the top of it to forma sort of umbrella, over the tray, to protect thefood from rain and snow. This has inducedthe birds to remain more in the town instead o
. Bird notes and news . ing lands, bird-foodis sold for use in these and larger automaticfeeders. Nor is the matter left entirely to privatebenevolence, the State and the civic authorities providing shelters and food in royal and townparks. In the parks at Munich, writes MissOctavia Paterson, who has recently visited thattown, they place trays on poles, in the parks ; thelong pole comes up through the tray, and firbranches are arranged at the top of it to forma sort of umbrella, over the tray, to protect thefood from rain and snow. This has inducedthe birds to remain more in the town instead ofmigrating. The Berlepsch automatic feeder for birds issold at a price which would be consideredprohibitive in England, but some combinationof shelter and food-stand is very desirable, andthe weeks store of food is useful when it is wishedto feed birds out in the country, where shy specieslinger and have no friends. Miss Patersondescribes one shelter used by her friends inAustria, which some of our readers might like to. AN AUSTRIAN FOOD-SHELTER FOR BIRDS. imitate. It consists of a tray some eighteen inchessquare, fixed on to a pole. On the tray, leaving amargin or terrace a few inches wide, is a littlehouse, a sort of Noahs Ark, with an open door atat each side and end gables also open. The roofis made very slanting and covered with bark, anda branch or two of fir at each end makes the placemore inviting. Food is of course placed old box with top and bottom removed anddoors cut on all sides, can be fastened on a tray tomake this food-house, two small boards joinedtogether at the angle required being nailed on forroof. English birds might be shy of such a houseat first, but if fixed in a quiet place and regularlysupplied with food, it would probably soon be acentre of attraction. 84 BIRD NOTES AND NEWS. IN THE COUETS. Illegal Possession of Wild Birds.—At West-minster Police Court, on August 26th, a bird-dealerof Rochester Row, Westminster, was fined 23s. co
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