30 WESTERN SERIES OF READERS. 



wings droop well down. It is a splendid picture 

 of a phoebe. The little boy who could draw it at 

 seven years of age will some day make an Audu- 

 bon or a Wilson. 



If children would more often make a picture 

 of the birds they see, what a fine photograph- 

 album they would have by and by! Learn the 

 expression of the whole body, how the head is 

 carried, how long the legs are, and what sort of 

 beak and feet the subject has. A note-book with 

 a picture on each page would be so interesting! 

 The picture would head the page, and beneath it 

 would be the written description, colors, habits, 

 food, and place of residence. Try it! 



