400 Home Nature-Study Course. 



(c) If on a tree, tell whether it was on a branch, in a fork, or hanging by 

 the end of the twigs. 



(d) How high from the ground, and what was the locality? 



(e) If on or in a building, how situated? 



67. Did the nest have any arrangement to protect it from the rain? 



68. Give the size of the nest, the diameter of the inside and the outside; also 

 the depth of the inside. 



69. What is the form of the nest? Are its sides flaring or straight? Is the nest 

 shaped like a cup, basket or pocket? 



70. What materials compose the outside of the nest and how are they arranged? 



71. Of what materials is the lining made, and how are they arranged? If hair 

 or feathers are used, on what creature did they grow? 



72. How are the materials of the nest held together, — that is, are they 

 woven, plastered, or held in place by environment ? 



73. Had the nest anything peculiar about it either in situation, construction 

 or material that would tend to render it invisible to the casual glance ? 



OUTLINE FOR BIRD OBSERVATION IN THE FIELD. 



A note-book should be made ready by preparing each page with 

 the numbers and the words capitaUzed in the following outline. 

 The part included in parentheses should be committed to memory 

 so as to aid in taking notes. As the bird is observed, the note 

 should be made opposite the appropriate place on the page. The out- 

 line given is one which our Nature-Study classes used for several 

 years, and was adapted from the outline given by Florence Merriam 

 in her most useful and admirable book, "Birds of Village and Field." 



Name. Date. 



I. Size. (Compared with English Sparrow, Robin, Crow.) 

 11. Colors. (Bright; dull.) 

 III. Markings. 



1. Top of Head. 



2. Back. 



3. Breast. 



4. Wings. 



5. Tail. 

 IV. Shape. 



1. Body. (Long and slender; short and stocky.) 



2. Bill. (Short "and stout; long and slender; long and 



heavy; hooked; curved.) 



3. Wings. (Short and round; long and slender.) 



4. Tail. (Forked; notched; square; fan shaped.) 



V. Movements. (Hop; walk; creep up trees; bob head and 

 wag tail; twitch tail from side to side.) 



