. A first book upon the birds of Oregon & Washington : a pocket guide and pupil's assistant in a study of the more common land birds and a few of the shore and water birds of these states . , but will also help to keepthe little birds clean and happy. As to the Barn Swallow, if a hole is left in thegable of our barns, or a window is always leftopen, and small shelves are nailed on beams forthe nests, there is no reason why this beautifulbird should not take up his residence moregenerally in our barns and to the same extent onthe Pacific as on the Atlantic coast. The Western Martin and the Blue
. A first book upon the birds of Oregon & Washington : a pocket guide and pupil's assistant in a study of the more common land birds and a few of the shore and water birds of these states . , but will also help to keepthe little birds clean and happy. As to the Barn Swallow, if a hole is left in thegable of our barns, or a window is always leftopen, and small shelves are nailed on beams forthe nests, there is no reason why this beautifulbird should not take up his residence moregenerally in our barns and to the same extent onthe Pacific as on the Atlantic coast. The Western Martin and the Bluebird areboth fond of a box on the gable end of a houseor barn, and of the bird-house upon a pole alreadyreferred to. A picture is here given of a Mar-tin-house in Worcester, Mass., in which ninepairs of Martins made a happy home in the sum-mer of 1901. The Wrens can be given their opportunity ina corner under the roof of porch or piazza, andabout our outbuildings. As to Bird Houses : I am indebted for a goodpart of the following suggestions in this matterto the most admirable book of its kind yet pub-lished, Our Native Birds, How to Protect andAttract them to our Homes, by D. Lange,. Mil/tin House. Birds of Oregon and WasJiingto7i 247 Superintendent of Nature Study in the publicschools of St. Paul, Minnesota. Boxes are best when made out of sections ofhollow trees, or limbs, the holes having a dia-meter of from three to eight inches. Boxes made of slab-wood are next in bark on the boxes seems to induce the birdsto undertake housekeeping when plain boardsdo not. But the bark should never be nailed onboards, because in the heat and rain, it warps,and vermin swarm beneath it. A fir-bark roof,projecting on each side, may, however, be putupon a box with advantage, — the curve in thebark gives ventilation, which should be providedin the tops of all bird-houses. Next to slab-wood, unplaned or rough-sawedboards are best. If planed boards must be used,rub them with moist ear
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