50 Lessons in Nature Study. 



before one eye and look at the sun. What do you see ? 

 Why does the light show all these rainbow colors ? It is 

 because in passing through the feather the ray is broken 

 up. Squint the eyes and look at the sun. Do you not see 

 the same colors? Why? Get a chicken's head and see 

 how many kinds of feathers grow on it. Examine the ear 



FIG. 8. PARTS OF FEATHER ENLARGED. 



nostril, sides of mouth. Did you ever watch a bird dress 

 her feathers ? How does she do it ? Watch a chicken, a 

 canary, or any other bird dress her feathers and describe 

 just how she does it. Under the microscope the accom- 

 panying drawings of the parts of a feather were made by a 

 pupil. Now let us see how many kinds of feathers we can 

 get for our museum, 



