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Woodcraft" 8 3 ' Each booklet contains outline figures 'o?'.'t? 'five. leadi?.g.i types of bir?ds: (x) smallPerching birds,(e) ?ha'?ks, (3).snipes,. (4) herons, (?) ducks. On the Page opposit_?e i?? I.?.t of numbers corresponding to colors. You can quickly m.a? 6n the o?line the proper numbers, and note with your p.6hc.?"any ma?'? on' the bird. Then check the other d?ta on 'th'6'?page, add an),' additional memoranda, and you h?ve your "bird in the hand?' ready to take back .and look up at your le!s:?.!?.'. Careful Observation' "' Notice particularly the "range" of the birds in your reference book, and eliminate all those not stated as occurring in your territory. Notice too, dates of the birds' coming and going, and do not expect to find species at any other time of year than within the dates mentioned. By thus narrowing down the possibilities the task is much simplified. As a final resort, the NationalAssociation of Audubon Societies stands ready to help all scouts who are positively "stumped," and if the de- scriptive slips are mailed with return envelopes to the secretary of the association, x974 Broadway, New York City, an iden- tiffcation will be made, ff the information furnished renders it in any way possible. The next time you see a bird that you have once identified, you will probably remember its name, and in this way you will be surprised to find how rapidly your bird acquaintance will. grow. After a time even the flight of a bird or its song will be enough to reveal an old acquaintance, just as you can often ?. ognize a boy friend by his walk or the sound of his voice, thout seeing his face. And what a new jo?'in life there is for anybody that really knows .the birds about him... ,,?le can pick from the medley of bird songs the notes of the .individual singers; he know?when to look for old friends of the ?rear before; no countryside is ever lonely for him, for he finds birds every- where and knows that any moment he may make some rare discovery or see a bird before unknown to him. Bird Lists A scout should make a list of all the birds 'he has. positively'. identified. This is his "life list" and is added ? year by year.' In addition he will keep daily lists of the birds seen on special. trips in the field; Two or more patrols can eniOY a rivalry by covering different regions and 'se?ti?.?'?lti?lltJc5t?. t?- observe the largest variety of birds. Hundreits6f. well-known