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of the following places and fasten on a sheet of paper 

 for comparison: 1. Neck feather; 2. Breast feather; :{ 

 Wing shoulder covert ; 4. Wing flight covert ; 5. Wing 

 primary ; 6. Wing secondary ; 7: Wing covert ; 8. Back ; 

 9. Cushion; 10. Main tail; 11. Fluff; and 12. Thigh. See 

 figure for corresponding numbers. 



4. Make drawing sketches of these feathers. 



5. Make a drawing of a large primary feather, and 

 name the parts: fluff, tip, quill, barb, and web. 



LESSON XXXV 



2. THE EGO 



Each pupil in the class should bring a few eggs to 

 form a collection for this lesson. 



1. Tabulate in the note-book the record of the collec- 

 tion as follows : 



(Number each egg with ink on the shell.) 



2. After this data has been recorded, a small hole 

 might be broken in each end of the egg, the blow pipe 

 or straw inserted, and the contents blown out, so that 

 the egg shell may be preserved in a neat box as part of 

 an interesting collection. From time to time, pupils 

 might be encouraged to get the shells from the eggs 



