290 Birds of Oregoit mid WasJimgton 



Along with the use of this book and observa- 

 tions of the birds during the year, prose and 

 poetry should be read and some of the simpler 

 bird poems learned ; the following are suggested 

 as among selections suitable for the purpose : 



Poetry. 

 Sir Robin, Lucy Larcom. Piccola and Sparrow, 

 Celia Thaxter. The Brown Thrush, Lucy Larcom. 

 A Child's Question, S. T. Coleridge. The Golden 

 Robin, Celia Thaxter. The Bird's Orchestra, Celia 

 Thaxter. Yellow Bird, Celia Thaxter. 



Prose. 

 Home Studies in Nature, Mrs. Treat. " Story of 

 Little Billee," from Birds and all Nature, Caroli?ie 

 C. Bascofn. Second Book of Birds, Olive Thor?ie 

 Miller. Everyday Birds, Bradford Torrey. Citizen 

 Bird, Mabel O. Wright. Mr. Chupes and Miss 

 Jenny, Effie Bigtiell. 



The poems or prose, read or learned, should 

 naturally relate to the birds already observed. 

 There should be as few unknown facts as possi- 

 ble implied in this literature. 



Second Year — Seventh Grade. 

 In this year, pupils should learn, through 

 books, something about the general facts of bird- 



