LIFE IN STREAM AND POND 281 



Many different kinds of living things may be found in one's 



yard. Two kinds of trees are (1) or evergreens, and (2) 



trees, which shed their leaves in cold weather. Then we find 



(3) , small tree-like plants having a (4) appearance. 



Many forms of animals are found, (5) , which feed on garden 



plants, or take nectar or (6) from the flowers ; (7) , which 



live on the ground and feed on the insects ; (8) , which live in 



the soil and many other small animals. Toads and frogs are called 



(9) , because they pass part of their lives in the (10) Snails 



and slugs, which live on plants, are called (11) because they have 



(12) bodies, while the thousand leggers are (13) , so called 



because of their many (14) Most important of all are the 



birds which (15) the trees and plants from destructive (16) 



and cheer us with their pleasant songs. Birds are either all-year- 

 round (17) or (18) 



STORY TEST 



MARGARET TELLS WHY WE SHOULD PROTECT THE BIRDS 

 Read carefully and critically. List all the errors and suggest corrections. 



Birds are good neighbors, because they are pretty and have 

 sweet songs. I like the robin's note in the spring. In cold 

 weather I guess he stays in his nest, for I never see him. Most 

 birds like the robin or oriole stay in the north all the year, but a 

 few, like the woodpeckers migrate south to escape the cold weather. 

 Sparrows (except the English sparrow) are especially useful, for 

 they eat harmful insects. We can attract birds by feeding them, 

 by making bird baths, and by attracting the English sparrows and 

 starlings, which the other birds like. 



PROBLEM V. LIFE IN STREAM AND POND 



How to Prepare for a Collecting Trip. Have you ever 

 gone on a collecting trip to a stream or pond? If you 

 have, you know what fun it is and how many interesting 

 creatures live in this habitat. You will need a pail, a 

 few Mason jars with covers, and a long-handled net. 

 This you can make out of a broom handle, a piece of steel 

 wire for the frame, which can be bent and fastened into 

 the handle as is shown in the illustration. The net can 



