THE STUDY OF THE BABBIT. 



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up his abode under the naturalist's study floor, and much 

 more about equally interesting animal neighbors and 

 visitors. In Riverby he tells of the life of fear led by 

 the rabbits and hosts of other wild animals. 



The old volumes of St. Nicholas contain many excel- 

 lent and well-illustrated rabbit stories for children. 



Much on the habits and structure of rabbits, good 

 for reference or supplementary reading, but lacking, 

 usually, in literary value, can be found in books on 

 zoology and natural history, and in the natural history 

 readers for children. 



ORDER OF LESSONS. 



LESSON I. Home and Home Life. 



LESSON II. Habits. Positions and Movements. 



LESSON III. Habits. Feeding, Washing, and Senses. 



LESSON IV. Literature and Folk-lore Related to Life 

 and Habit. - 



LESSON V. General External Structure. Body and 

 Limbs. 



LESSON VI. General External Structure. Head, 

 Ears, Teeth. 



LESSON VII. Comparison and Classification. " Gnaw- 

 ers " or Rodents. 



LESSON VIII. Comparison and Classification. Verte- 

 brates and Mammals. 



PREPARATORY WORK. 



Have two rabbits in a large wire cage in the school- 

 room several days before beginning formal work. The 



