Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 219
For the very reason that so much has alreadybeen written about bird-houses, a few additionalwords would seem in place here. In the majorityof bird-houses the birds are expected to cooperatewith us. But we should endeavor to take ourideas from the birds, as far as possible, rather thanexpect them to… … A NEST THAT I HELPED ANTO BUILD. INDIGO BUNTING SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR FASTENING BUILDING MATERIAL FOR NESTS. The rope should be frayed out more than is here represented. ers the essentials of a common-sense bird-box.For bluebirds, wrens, and tree-swallows let thewidth be four or five inches, the…
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