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Mrs. Eckstorm's book, already referred to, 

 may be read for some of the general information. 

 Parts of "A First Book upon the Birds of Ore- 

 gon and Washington," for Bird-songs and for 

 some facts about the relation of Birds to insect- 

 life and to weeds. 



See for the general subjects also, Frank M. 

 Chapman's "Bird-Life," Oliver Thorne Miller's 

 "A First Book of Birds," and others. For a 

 book of reference for birds of these States, not 

 described in this book, Mrs. Florence Merriam 

 Bailey's, " Hand-book of Western Birds." For 

 teachers, an excellent book is Dr. C. F. Hodge's 

 ''Nature Study." — Ginn & Co., Boston. Read 

 and learn some of the finer poems. Those by 

 Wordsworth, Shelley and James Hogg, " To 

 the Skylark," and by W. C. Bryant, "To the 

 Waterfowl," are too reflective for the average 

 boy and girl. They may, however, be spoken of 

 as something to be read and learned later. 



The following are within the experience of 



children of this grade : 



Poetry. 



Walter von dcr Vogelweid, //. ]V. Longfellow. 

 The dreat Blue Heron, Cclia Thaxter. The Sing- 



