396 Bird -Lore 



4. How are nasturtiums protected from insects? 



5. Tell something interesting that you have noticed. 



[Note: There follows a sample examination paper made out in regular 

 form as approved by the M. N. C. — A. H. W.] 



M. N. C. EXAMINATION 

 Term III, Meeting 7. 



Name. — Myrtle Harrington, age 10 years. 

 Dale. — July 20, 1915. 



I. — 2. When the tumblebug lays her egg, she rolls it in the dirt until it becomes a big 

 ball. She and Mr. T. go wherever it is hardest, through weeds, when nearby 

 is a clearing, uphill when they could go down. When they have rolled it 

 enough Mrs. T. buries it. 



I. — 3. The Goldfinch is the dandelion burglar. He robs the seeds when the blossom 

 has closed for the seeds to ripen. 



II. — I. The troubles of the house-fly are: 



(a) spiders 



ib) snakes 



(cj loads 



{d) frogs 



(e) birds ) 



(/) hornets f^^^ ''^^"^ 

 eat them 



(g) flypaper, etc. 



II. — 3. You can find clover saying their prayers, one leaf bowed over and the other 

 two together, clover in shape of cups, four-leaf, etc. 



III. — 4. The pollen of the nasturtium is protected from insects by a sort of hair on the 

 petals. 



III. — 2. The butter and egg is protected from insects by its lip. The weight of the bees 

 pull down the lip, but the smaller bugs are not heavy enough to get in this way. 



II. — 2. When the spiders are hatched, of course they want to get to some distant place. 

 This is how he gets there. When a breeze is blowing in the right way, he lets 

 loose his web. Soon it catches on something and he pulls it tight. He goes 

 back and forth leaving a web each time until the bridge is strong. They do 

 not have to be taught. 



III. — 5. I saw a funny bug (beetle). He was mostly green but the light on him looked 

 orange, blue, red and yellow. I saw lots of them, all on a plant something 

 like milkweed. They were on no other plant. 



II. — 4. The Goldfinch is yellow with black wings and cap. It eats seeds of weeds. In 

 winter it becomes greenish in color. 



I. — 4. The lace-wing has gauzy wings, golden eyes and is pale green. When they are 

 first hatched, they do good by eating plant-lice. 



