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Identifier: cu31924022557361 (find matches)
Title: The book of birds : common birds of town and country and American game birds
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: National Geographic Society (U.S.) Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930 Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927 Kennard, Frederic Hedge, 1865- Cooke, Wells Woodbridge, 1858-1916 Shiras, George, 1859- National Geographic Society (U.S.) Common birds of town and country
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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theseareas, that about the house, is coveredwith a growth of pines, hemlocks, ce-dars, birches, and various other deciduoustrees, among which we have taken painsto cultivate suitable coppice and under-growth, while the second area, coveredwith deciduous woods, is, on account ofa fire that ran through it a number ofyears ago, almost devoid of the smallerevergreens or protecting coppice and un-dergrowth (see pages 162 and 163). In the first of these areas (page 162)some thirty different species of birdsbreed nearly every year, while in the sec-ond area only from three to five differentspecies build their nests. Almost every one who lives in thecountry can do something in the way ofattractive planting about his house andgrounds, and even in the more closelysettled suburbs almost every place, nomatter how small, can by judicious plant-ing be made attractive to birds. Even aback yard may in its limited way, withproper treatment, be made a regular ren-dezvous for birds in the vicinity. 160
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Photograph by George R. KingA SCREeCH-OWLS FAVORITE 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-ov\rls, bluebirds, chickadees, tree-swallows, flickers, white-breastednuthatches, and great-crested flycatchers (see page 177). On suburban places and in the countrythe 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 hemlock.Spruce and balsam are beautiful andoffer tempting nesting sites, while thenative red cedar seems a favorite treefor t

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