. The book of birds; common birds of town and country and American game birds . VORITE NEST-BOX Of bird-houses, to be supplied for those birds that nest about buildings or in holes oftrees, there seems to be an almost infinite variety; tree stumps, real or artificial, boxes, cot-tages, houses, large and elaborate mansions, barrel-houses, gourds, flower-pots, tin cans,shelves, and all kinds of contraptions (see page 176). The nest-boxes on my place havebeen occupied by screech-owls, bluebirds, chickadees, tree-swallows, flickers, white-breastednuthatches, and great-crested flycatchers (see page
. The book of birds; common birds of town and country and American game birds . VORITE NEST-BOX Of bird-houses, to be supplied for those birds that nest about buildings or in holes oftrees, there seems to be an almost infinite variety; tree stumps, real or artificial, boxes, cot-tages, houses, large and elaborate mansions, barrel-houses, gourds, flower-pots, tin cans,shelves, and all kinds of contraptions (see page 176). The nest-boxes on my place havebeen occupied by screech-owls, bluebirds, chickadees, tree-swallows, flickers, white-breastednuthatches, and great-crested flycatchers (see page 177). On suburban places and in the coinitrythe use of evergreens, large plantationswhen possible, is of prime importance asa protection from the elements, as asource of natural food supply, and onaccount also of the nesting sites they in- variably offer. Nothing is finer than aplantation of white pine or and balsam are beautiful andoffer tempting nesting sites, while thenative red cedar seems a favorite treefor the nest-buildcrs and also contriI)utcs 161 O o. §2 1 « z: hC -ZJ c E ^ G re :- ^ -^•O ^ t/2 ^ o ^ ^ x;^ ■r o 5 O „r > - u ■-P =1 ^ rt rt =- t/T ^ -*-• 2 iz; o ■ ;/j <^T re u, - S 3 a ;; « C 03 r ^.S ^^ in~ -^ tj <u U^ o & ^ O CO c <^ MT J G ? D •n ji - U W^ H OC « cc c ^ < -o-Q -I o ,__ Ph *G nj ^ p o; ►—1 <+ O G rt ^^ c S^ U O _ aj < re ^ ^ ^ 1—1 C qi ■^ < -eg ^S-^ ^ o •r i- re ^«+H O •o ?f ^ ^ Qi Ji ^ re Ph Oh =u u Q i <u 2q < ^ J —c 162
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