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their daily visits throughout the entire spring and summer. Beechfinks and Amsels were less frequent as the season advanced, and now rarely Come to the veranda. though they are still numerous in the neighbor- hood.
Besides these. I have had a few occasional visitors. the most con- spicuous being the Goldammer (Emberiza (itrinella). his clothing being mainly yellow. His calls were during the winter, when I saw him often on the street feeding with the Sparrows. In May the city and vicinity were invaded by a vast army of Reed Buntings or Rohrammers (Embtrz'za rtbaenirlur). They fraternized with the Sparrows in making the bird- house as clean as an empty pantry. They made no attempt to use the "food-giver," which seems precisely adapted to their habit of swinging on swaying plants and branches Sometimes. when I open the door in the early morning. I find the food untouched and a cat on or near the veranda. This. however. seldom happens. for the cats knowI keep a supply of stones with which to pelt them at every opportunity
I\/Iany other birds than these I have mentioned are characteristic of the city in their season. Appliances for the feeding and nesting of diflerent kinds of birds are for sale in the shops. Children are taught to know and love the birds. as well as other natural objects. No legis- lation can do so much for the attraction and preservation of the birds as that love for them which makes the entire community interested in their welfare and happiness,
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