68 A FIELD GUIDE IN NATURE-STUDY 



For practice fill in the foregoing details while studying a mounted 

 specimen of a flicker in the school museum. Use the sheets that follow for 

 recording field observations. 



Date Locality Length of bird 



Bill: Color Length Slender or short; hooked; bristles at base. 



Color: Forehead Crown Crest 



Nape Back Rump Throat 



Breast Belly 



Eye Line over eye Lores 



Tail: Long or short; square at end, V-shaped, round, pointed. General 



color Cross bars or bands; marked by 



spots where their color 



Wings: Long, narrow; wing bars: none, one, or two. Color 



Color on bend of wing Outer primaries 



Legs: Very long, long, medium, short. Color 



Feet: Webbed. Color .Toes: long, clawed. 



Name of bird Family 



Date Locality Length of bird 



Bill: Color Length Slender or short; hooked; bristles at base. 



Color: Forehead Crown Crest 



Nape Back Rump Throat 



Breast Belly. 



Eye Line over eye Lores 



Tail: Long or short; square at end, V-shaped, round, pointed. General 



color Cross bars or bands; marked by 



spots where their color 



Wings: Long, narrow; wing bars: none, one, or two. Color 



Color on bend of wing Outer primaries 



Legs: Very long, long, medium, short. Color 



Feet: Webbed. Color Toes: long, clawed. 



Name of bird Family 



