Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 447
, will do for each side of the roof, andtwo easily can he made water-proof where they join. Indeed, i*good a bird-house as that shown in the picture- can be construe Iwith less labor, by using a single thin board for each slope insteadBthe slats. In that case, however, the boards for the front and… … been joined together, pretty pieces of bark and lichens can be tlto the outside of the house so as to cover it completely. The best and fittest support for the house is a small, stout lirrtree, with projecting branches ; and, probably, one of the propcan be obtained in any woods. Saw off the main…
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