. Nützliche Vögel und ihr Schutz. Mit kurzen Beschreibungen der häufigsten und nützlichen Arten von Massachusetts, mit Konten ihrer Ernährungsgewohnheiten, und ein Kapitel über die Mittel der Anziehung und Schutz von Vögeln. Suchen Sie ihre Nahrung von größeren und höheren Sträuchern, Bäumen und Reben. Die Bergasche, die schwarze Erle und die Rotzeder sind beliebte Obstbäume im Winter, während die Amongesträucher, die Berberitze und der Sumac sehr begehrt sind. Glücklicherweise sind viele der Bäume oder Sträucher, die Futter und Schutz für Vögel bieten, für die Verwendung in der Verzierung von Böden geeignet.Hecken können aus Stechpalme oder Weißdorn gemacht sein.T

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. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds . seek their food from larger and higher shrubs, trees, and vines. The mountain ash, black alder, and redcedar are favorite fruiting trees in winter; while amongshrubs, barberry and sumac are much sought. Fortunately, many of the trees or shrubs which furnishfood and shelter for birds are suitable for use in the ornamen-tation of grounds.Hedges may be madeof holly or hawthorn.The red cedar andother coniferous treesare highly ornamen-tal. Elm, maple, andash trees are all indemand for shade.Some of the shrubsmay be used as bor-ders for drives ormassed to hide defectsin the landscape. TheVirginia creeper may be utilized in place of the imported ivyvines. Many of the plants in our list may be employed informing tangles along stone walls, about rocky eminences, oron the borders of swamps or ponds. Such tangles, overgrownby smilax or other vines, form safe retreats for small birdswhen pursued by Hawks, and furnish secure nesting places.They also provide shelteied retreats for the winter birds.. Pig. 158. — Fruit of the Virginia juniper orred cedar. Feeding and Assembling the Winter Birds.The results of assembling the winter birds about thefarm and orchard are of the utmost value to the farmer.Prof. H. A. Surface, State Zoologist of Pennsylvania, writesthat a Mr. Mann, a well-known pear grower of Kochester, N. Y., told him that one year the pear tree psylla had de-stroyed his entire pear crop, and that he thought there wereno prospects of a crop the following year; but Nuthatchescame and worked in flocks in his orchard all winter, andin the spring he could find hardly an insect. Thus theseNuthatches saved him thousands of dollars in one winter. 378 USEFUL BIRDS. We may properly include under the head of winter feedingthe provision of food for such land bir

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