212 BIRDS IN THEIR RELATION TO MAN 



Observation. Observe any other activities that you can and 

 write the conclusions you form from these observations. Try 

 doing this at all times, so far as you can, as original work. 



Drawings 



Sketch a side view of head and bill. Of one foot. Label the 

 parts and show adaptations. 



Questions 



1. What are the various foods of birds ? 



2. What is molting ? Of what advantage is it ? 



3. Name some diving birds. Some that catch fish. Some 

 that catch worms. Some that catch insects. Some that search 

 the bark of trees for food. Some that scratch the earth for 

 food, and some that eat seeds. 



4. What are bird migrations ? What is supposed to be the 

 cause of bird migrations ? 



5. What are permanent residents ? Name some. What 

 are summer residents ? Name five that nest in your city or 

 town. Five that nest in the suburbs. 



6. Who was Audubon ? What is the purpose of the Audu- 

 bon Association ? 



7. Give the laws of your state for the protection of birds. 



8. What birds are not to be killed during any part of the 

 year? 



9. Name the different ways in which birds are useful to 

 man. Are any harmful to man ? 



10. When and why were English sparrows introduced ? 

 Why have they increased so greatly ? 



11. What is the importance of ostrich farming ? 



12. What is the economic relation of the starling ? 



Special Reports 



1. Birds and millinery. 



2. Bird migrations. 



3. The economic importance of birds. 



